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Table 2 Treatment of patients

From: Near-infrared spectroscopy during stagnant ischemia estimates central venous oxygen saturation and mixed venous oxygen saturation discrepancy in patients with severe left heart failure and additional sepsis/septic shock

Treatment

All

(n = 52)

Treatment

with dobutemine

(n = 43)

Treatment

without dobutamine

(n = 9)

P value

Norepinephrine (mg/h, n)

0.09 ± 0.10 (43)

0.08 ± 0.11

(37)

0.04 ± 0.06

(9)

0.1

Dobutamine (μg/kg/min)

-

0.47 ± 0.25

-

-

Levosimendan (n)

23

17

6

0.2

IAPB (n)

20

15

5

0.3

Mechanical ventilation(n)

52

43

9

1.0

FiO2

0.72 ± 0.22

0.73 ± 0.23

0.71 ± 0.23

0.8

  1. FiO2, fractional inspired oxygen; IAPB, intra-aortic balloon pump.
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