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Table 1 General characteristics of the patients studied

From: Effects on respiratory function of the head-down position and the complete covering of the face by drapes during insertion of the monitoring catheters in the cardiosurgical patient

   

Groups

  
 

A1

A2

B1

B2

C

Weight (kg)

73 ± 10

80 ± 14

76 ± 14

73 ± 10

75 ± 10

Age (years)

60 ± 11

58 ± 8

63 ± 7

61 ± 7

55 ± 6

LVEF (%)

68 ± 5

65 ± 8

33 ± 8

36 ± 5

22 ± 5

Preoperative therapy

     

   Nitroderivates (n)

8

6

10

8

5

  β-Blockers (n)

10

8

6

6

1

  Calcium antagonists (n)

3

5

2

4

 

  Digoxin (n)

  

1

3

10

  Furosemide (n)

  

2

1

10

  ACE inhibitors (n)

 

2

7

3

7

  1. No significant difference was observed among the five groups forage, weight and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). ACE, angiotensinconverting enzyme. For definition of groups, please see text.