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Table 2 Treatment of patients

From: Skeletal muscle oxygen saturation does not estimate mixed venous oxygen saturation in patients with severe left heart failure and additional severe sepsis or septic shock

Treatment

All (n = 65)

Group A (n = 24)

Group B (n = 41)

P value

Norepinephrine (mg/min)

0.048 ± 0.049

0.039 ± 0.042

0.051 ± 0.052

0.39

Dobutamine (mg/min)

0.40 ± 0.31

0.53 ± 0.33

0.33 ± 0.28

0.05

IABP (n)

15

15

0

0.01

Mechanical ventilation (n)

60

22

38

0.9

FiO2 (%)

72 ± 22

82 ± 19

68 ± 23

0.04

  1. Group A includes patients with severe left heart failure without additional severe sepsis/septic shock, and group B includes patients with severe left heart failure with additional severe sepsis/septic shock. FiO2, fractional inspired oxygen; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump.