From: Effect of vasoactive drugs on the response of the baroreceptor and regulation of heart rate variability in patients with septic shock
Patients, n
30
Gender, female
12 (40%)
Age (years)
64 ± 5
Nonsurvivors
14 (47%)
Infectious site
Lung
18 (60%)
Abdominal tract
5 (15%)
Urinary tract
4 (14%)
Blood
2 (8%)
Nonidentified
1 (4%)
Gram-negative
22 (76%)