Table 3

Evolution of hemodynamic variables and catecholamine infusion rates after terlipressin therapy

Before terlipressin therapy

Time after terlipressin therapy


30 min

60 min

4 hours

12 hours

24 hours

48 hours


Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77 (50–140)

108 (61–154)*

102.5 (61–137)*

99 (65–147)

91 (70–120)

107 (55–118)

105 (65–130)

Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

50.5 (37–93)

77 (42–100)**

69.5 (41–104)*

74 (40–95)

62 (40–90)

68 (35–90)

73 (40–103)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

38 (25–70)

57 (32–72)*

55.5 (31–90)*

48 (25–86)

50 (20–80)

48 (26–77)

53 (30–90)

Heart rate (beats/min)

155 (80–205)

149 (114–186)

148 (85–190)

148 (110–190)

146 (114–185)

142 (102–170)

148 (101–170)

Central venous pressure (mmHg)

14 (4–23)

13 (3–23)

12.5 (3–17)

13 (3–27)

12 (4–24)

12 (5–18)

13.6 (5–22)

Catecholamines (µg/kg/min)

Noradrenaline

2 (1–4)

1 (0–3)

1.15 (0–3)

1.4 (0–2)

1 (0–2.6)*

1 (0–2.5)**

0.1 (0–1)**

Adrenaline

1.2 (0.4–4)

1 (0.5–6)

1 (0.3–4)

0.7 (0.2–3)

0.6 (0.1–2)

1 (0.2–2)

0.5 (0–2.5)

Dopamine

21.5 (10–52)

16.3 (3–40)

17.5 (0–52)

10 (0–40)

15.8 (0–40)

20 (3–40)

11.6 (0–45)

Dobutamine

22.5 (5–40)

20 (0–40)

20 (0–40)

20 (0–40)

20 (0–40)

20 (0–40)

22.5 (10–30)

Inotropic equivalenta

176 (141–552)

153.5 (67–460)

128.5 (57–340)

117.5 (20–340)*

82 (0–371)**


aInotropic equivalent: (noradrenaline × 100) + (adrenaline × 100) + dopamine + dobutamine + (milrinone × 15) [25].

* P < 0.05 versus baseline. ** P < 0.01 versus baseline.

Rodríguez-Núñez et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R20   doi:10.1186/cc3984

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