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Table 3 Evolution of SOFA score, dose of cardiovascular drugs, and systemic and microperfusion parameters in septic shock patients

From: Is thenar tissue hemoglobin oxygen saturation in septic shock related to macrohemodynamic variables and outcome?

Parameter

n

Day 1

n

Day 2

n

Day 3

SOFA score

43

10 (8 to 13)

39

12 (9 to 14)

35

11 (7 to 14)

Norepinephrine (μg/kg/minute)

43

0.59 (0.32 to 0.85)

35

0.47 (0.25 to 0.80)

24

0.30 (0 to 0.56)

Epinephrine (μg/kg/minute)

5

0.26 (0.22 to 0.37)

4

0.45 (0.17 to 0.78)

2

0.71 (0.62 to 0.80)

Dobutamine (μg/kg/minute)

4

10 (7 to 11)

4

6 (2 to 10)

2

6.3 (5.7 to 7.0)

Heart rate (beats/minute)

43

108 (90 to 121)

35

101 (80 to 108)

25

80 (74 to 102)

Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg)

43

115 (100 to 121)

35

120 (111 to 130)

25

131 (109 to 147)

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

43

55 (47 to 62)

35

58 (52 to 64)

25

61 (52 to 68)

Cardiac output (l/minute)

33

5.9 (4.8 to 7.8)

28

6.3 (5.0 to 7.2)

16

5.3 (4.9 to 7.5)

Right atrial pressure (mmHg)

35

11 (8 to 13)

34

10 (7 to 14)

20

10 (6 to 11)

pH

24

7.27 (7.22 to 7.33)

19

7.32 (7.28 to 7.39)

11

7.38 (7.35 to 7.41)

Base excess (mEq/l)

20

-9.6 (-11.4 to -5.4)

18

-4.8 (-8.0 to - 2.4)

11

-3.2 (-6.0 to 0.8)

Lactate (mmol/l)

23

4.14 (2.22 to 5.51)

19

2.30 (1.56 to 5.62)

7

3.00 (1.98 to 3.88)

SvO2 (%)

39

75 (68 to 83)

34

74 (66 to 78)

22

70 (65 to 75)

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

43

9.9 (9.0 to 11.2)

38

9.5 (8.8 to 11.0)

33

9.6 (8.4 to 10.0)

SpO2 (%)

43

99 (98 to 100)

38

99 (97 to 100)

33

99 (98 to 100)

StO2 (%)

43

82 (75 to 88)

36

85 (78 to 92)

25

88 (80 to 92)

StO2 occlusion slope (%/second)

43

-0.31 (-0.47 to -0.24)

34

-0.48 (-0.65 to -0.31)

21

-0.42 (-0.62 to -0.34)

StO2 reperfusion slope (%/second)

43

2.79 (1.75 to 4.32)

34

4.37 (2.98 to 6.72)

21

5.15 (3.67 to 6.85)

LD baseline flow (TPU)

15

2.74 (1.92 to 5.65)

13

5.30 (1.88 to 7.56)

9

6.57 (3.87 to 11.92)

LD reperfusion slope (TPU/second)

15

1.16 (0.49 to 2.64)

13

1.98 (1.58 to 4.36)

9

3.38 (2.42 to 4.31)

  1. Evolution at days 1, 2 and 3 of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, the dose of vasopressor and inotropic drugs, and systemic (hemodynamic and metabolic) and microperfusion (near-infrared spectroscopy and laser Doppler (LD)) parameters in septic shock patients. Data are expressed as the median (25th to 75th percentiles). SvO2, central venous oxygen saturation (central venous + added 5% of saturation or arterial pulmonary blood gases); SpO2, pulse oxymetry; StO2, tissue hemoglobin oxygen saturation; TPU, tissue perfusion units.