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Baseline characteristics of patients |
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| Phase 1 (n = 25) |
Phase 2 (n = 18) |
P value |
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| Gender |
0.60 |
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| Male |
17 (68) |
12 (66) |
- |
| Female |
8 (32) |
6 (34) |
- |
| Mean age |
62 ± 14 |
60 ± 19 |
0.66 |
| Type of admission |
0.72 |
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| Medical |
23 (92) |
16 (88) |
- |
| Surgical |
2 (8) |
2 (12) |
- |
| Type of shock |
0.66 |
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| Septic |
22 (88) |
16 (89) |
- |
| Cardiogenic |
2 (8) |
2 (11) |
- |
| Hemorrhagic |
1 (4) |
0 (0) |
- |
| Simplified Acute Physiology Score II |
50 ± 22 |
53 ± 14 |
0.69 |
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Data expressed as the number (%) of patients or as the mean ± standard deviation. | |||
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