Figure 3
From: Cardiac effects of induction agents in the septic rat heart
Comparative effects of etomidate, s(+)-ketamine, midazolam, propofol, and methohexitone on left ventricular contractility in rat isolated septic hearts. All drugs except for s(+)ketamine and midazolam decreased contractility. For control values, only the first (CTRL) and the washout (WASH) periods are displayed. After the washout period, left ventricular contractility (+ dLVP/dt-1) returned to baseline level. *P < 0.05 for methohexitone and propofol vs. control; #P < 0.05 propofol vs. etomidate, s(+)-ketamine, midazolam, and methohexitone. Data are the means ± standard error of the mean.