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Table 3 Hemodynamic data on patients at the beginning (t0), after 2 hours (t1), after 24 hours (t2)and after 72 hours (t3) in both groups of patients

From: Intensive insulin treatment improves forearm blood flow in critically ill patients: a randomized parallel design clinical trial

Time

Variable

Group 1

Group 2

P value

t0

Heart rate (beat/min)

109.0 ± 20.5

95.8 ± 20.7

0.16

 

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

87.9 ± 16.1

90.2 ± 12.0

0.66

 

Central venous pressure (mmHg)

16.6 ± 3.7

15.8 ± 4.2

0.58

 

Cardiac index (l/min/m2)

4.4 ± 1.4

3.9 ± 1.7

0.55

 

Lactate (mmol/l)

2.6 ± 1.8

1.8 ± 0.7

0.17

t1

Heart rate (beat/min)

107.0 ± 20.6

93.3 ± 20.4

0.15

 

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

92.0 ± 19.6

88.7 ± 14.2

0.69

 

Central venous pressure (mmHg)

17.0 ± 4.6

16.2 ± 3.5

0.68

 

Cardiac index (l/min/m2)

4.3 ± 1.6

3.7 ± 0.5

0.39

t2

Heart rate (beat/min)

98.5 ± 17.5

93.3 ± 15.7

0.41

 

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

85.4 ± 15.9

91.5 ± 12.2

0.25

 

Central venous pressure (mmHg)

16.9 ± 4.0

14.6 ± 5.4

0.20

 

Cardiac index (l/min/m2)

4.4 ± 1.3

3.9 ± 1.5

0.46

 

Lactate (mmol/l)

1.8 ± 1.1

1.2 ± 0.5

0.09

t3

Heart rate (beat/min)

97.1 ± 18.2

96.7 ± 19.5

0.95

 

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

95.1 19.5

95.0 ± 19.6

0.99

 

Central venous pressure (mmHg)

13.3 ± 5.3

12.1 ± 4.5

0.49

 

Cardiac index (l/min/m2)

4.6 ± 1.4

3.9 ± 1.0

0.25

 

Lactate (mmol/l)

1.6 ± 1.1

1.0 ± 0.4

0.19

  1. Group 1 received intensive treatment and Group 2 received conventional treatment. Vales are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.