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Table 1 Patients characteristics at baseline

From: Effects of passive leg raising and volume expansion on mean systemic pressure and venous return in shock in humans

 

Fluid responders

Fluid nonresponders

P

 

n = 15

n = 15

 

Age, years

62 ± 10

67 ± 13

0.25

Weight, kg

78 ± 22

78 ± 22

0.99

Height, cm

169 ± 10

168 ± 13

0.76

Shock aetiology

 Septic (n, %)

9 (60 %)

10 (67 %)

1,00

 Cardiogenic (n, %)

4 (27 %)

4 (27 %)

1,00

 Hypovolemic (n,%)

2 (13 %)

1 (6 %)

1,00

Simplified Acute Physiologic Score II

56 ± 20

60 ± 14

0.45

Male gender (n, %)

9 (60 %)

12 (80 %)

0.43

Tidal volume, mL/kg of ideal body weight

6.5 ± 1,0

6.6 ± 1,0

0.67

Patients receiving norepinephrine (n, %)

14 (94 %)

9 (60 %)

0.08

Dose of norepinephrine, ig/kg/min

0.40 ± 0,32

0.28 ± 0.34

0.31

Patients receiving dobutamine (n,%)

1 (6 %)

2 (13 %)

1,00

Dose of dobutamine, g/kg/min

0.67 ± 2.58

0.67 ± 1.76

1,00

Renal replacement therapy (n, %)

6 (40 %)

6 (40 %)

1,00

Patients receiving propofol (n,%)

14 (94 %)

15 (100 %)

1,00

Dose of propofol, mg/h

183 ± 99

207 ± 68

0.46

Patients receiving rem ifentanyl (n, %)

7 (47 %)

8 (53 %)

1

Dose ofremifentanyl, μg/h

113 ± 146

97 ± 130

0.74

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as n (%)