Table 1 Furosemide regimen
Furosemide therapy | Before therapy | 0–24 hours | 24–48 hours | 48–72 hours | 0–72 hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolus intravenous furosemide | ||||||
◦ Patients (n) | 7 | |||||
◦ Mean dose (mg/kg per hour) | 1 ± 0.04 | |||||
Continuous intravenous furosemide | ||||||
◦ Patients (n) | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||
◦ Mean dose (mg/kg per hour) | 0.17 ± 0.06 | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 0.14 ± 0.09 | |||
Total intravenous furosemide | ||||||
◦ Patients (n) | 7 | 6 | 5 | |||
◦ Median dose (mg/kg per 24 hours) | 4.97 (2.70–7.02) | 1.24 (0–4.31) | 1.60 (0.09–6.4) | |||
◦ Median dose (mg/kg per 72 hours) | 7.00 (4.97–14.3) |