Comparison of outcomes from sepsis between patients with and without pre-existing left ventricular dysfunction: a case-control analysis

Table 5 Comparison of initial mean ScVO ₂ between survivors and non-survivors, cases and controls

Group	n	ScVO₂(%)	P
Non-survivors, cases	57	61+/-17
Survivors, cases	109	70+/-16	0.002^a
Non-survivors, controls	44	71+/-15
Survivors, controls	124	72+/-16	0.882^b

^aComparison of means by Student’s t-test, non-survivors and survivors, cases.
^bComparison of means by Student’s t-test, non-survivors and survivors, controls. ScVO₂, mixed venous oxygen saturation.

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