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Table 2 Hemodynamic and metabolic data of the study patients

From: Levosimendan for resuscitating the microcirculation in patients with septic shock: a randomized controlled study

  

Levosimendan (n = 20)

Control (n = 20)

P value

CI, L/min per m2

BL

3.6 (2.9; 4.3)

3.9 (2.9; 4.6)

0.70

 

24 hours

4.1 (3.5; 5.1)a

4.1 (3.3; 5.0)

0.66

HR, beats per minute

BL

96 (87; 107)

95 (90; 106)

0.75

 

24 hours

94 (86; 104)

98 (87; 114)

0.36

MAP, mm Hg

BL

70 (67; 72)

72 (70; 74)

0.11

 

24 hours

72 (69; 73)

73 (70; 75)

0.13

PAOP, mm Hg

BL

18 (15; 18)

19 (15; 21)

0.25

 

24 hours

16 (16; 18)

17 (14; 21)

0.52

RAP, mm Hg

BL

14 (11; 16)

14 (11; 16)

0.81

 

24 hours

13 (11; 14)

14 (10; 18)

0.27

LVSWI, g·m/m2

BL

26 (21; 32)

30 (25; 36)

0.13

 

24 hours

34 (29; 38)a

32 (29; 38)

0.56

DO2I, mL/min per m2

BL

431 (363; 531)

492 (393; 550)

0.27

 

24 hours

512 (438; 612)

519 (436; 593)

0.93

VO2I, mL/min per m2

BL

111 (93; 151)

126 (112; 153)

0.18

 

24 hours

127 (107; 144)

149 (110; 178)

0.24

O2-ER, percentage

BL

28 (24; 32)

29 (22; 34)

0.99

 

24 hours

25 (20; 27)a

27 (21; 36)

0.17

SaO2, percentage

BL

98 (96; 99)

98 (95; 99)

0.99

 

24 hours

99 (99; 99)a

99 (94; 99)

0.02

PaCO2, mm Hg

BL

45 (41; 50)

41 (37; 51)

0.35

 

24 hours

41 (37; 44)

41 (36; 49)

0.42

SvO2, percentage

BL

72 (66; 75)

70 (66; 78)

0.95

 

24 hours

77 (74; 81)a

71 (62; 78)

0.06

Hba, g/dL

BL

8.6 (8.0; 8.9)

9.0 (8.0; 9.6)

0.96

 

24 hours

8.5 (8.0; 8.9)

8.8 (8.0; 9.3)

0.42

pHa, -log10c(H+)

BL

7.29 (7.25; 7.34)

7.28 (7.25; 7.38)

0.87

 

24 hours

7.38 (7.29; 7.40)a

7.32 (7.23; 7.37)

0.06

aBE, mmol/L

BL

-4.9 (-6.9; -2.5)

-3.8 (-9.0; 0.0)

0.72

 

24 hours

-2.9 (-5.0; -0.6)

-3.8 (-8.9; 1.8)

0.74

Lactate, mmol/L

BL

2.3 (1.3; 2.9)

1.9 (1.3; 2.9)

0.72

 

24 hours

1.9 (1.2; 2.5)

1.6 (1.3; 3.6)

0.61

Fluid input, mL/24 hours

BL

NA

NA

NA

 

24 hours

5,700 (4,700; 6,050)

4,850 (4,150; 5,200)

0.01

NE dosage, μg/kg per min

BL

0.4 (0.2; 0.9)

0.4 (0.3; 0.7)

0.72

 

24 hours

0.3 (0.1; 0.9)

0.4 (0.3; 1.1)

0.10

  1. Data are presented as median (25th; 75th percentile). Control, dobutamine 5 μg/kg per minute. aP < 0.05 versus baseline (BL) within groups. aBE, arterial base excess; CI, cardiac index; DO2I, systemic oxygen delivery index; Hba, arterial hemoglobin concentration; HR, heart rate; LVSWI, left ventricular stroke work index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; NA, not applicable; NE, norepinephrine; O2-ER, oxygen extraction ratio; PaCO2, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PAOP, pulmonary arterial occlusion pressure; pHa, arterial potentia hydrogenii; RAP, right atrial pressure; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation; SvO2, mixed-venous oxygen saturation; VO2I, oxygen consumption index.