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Characteristics of the study population (n = 55) |
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| Characteristic |
Vasoactive dose |
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| High (n = 40) |
Low (n = 15) |
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| Gender (men:women) |
19:21 |
7:8 |
| Age (years) |
68 ± 16 |
66 ± 15 |
| APACHE II score |
24 ± 7 |
16 ± 7 |
| Number of organ failures |
4 ± 2 |
2 ± 1 |
| Patients on mechanical ventilation (%) |
40 (100) |
15 (100) |
| Patients with pulmonary artery catheter (%) |
32 (80) |
3 (20) |
| Patients with vasoactive drugs (%) |
40 (100) |
7 (47) |
| Patients with dopamine (%) |
12 (30) |
6 (40) |
| Patients with epinephrine (%) |
12 (30) |
0 (0) |
| Patients with norepinephrine (%) |
16 (40) |
1 (7) |
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