Table 3

Doses and flow rates for each vasoactive drug


Dose (μg/kg/min)
Flow rate (ml/hour)



Phase 1
Phase 2
P value
Phase 1
Phase 2
P value

Dobutamine
15.7 ± 6.2
14.6 ± 4.5
0.56
6.3 ± 2.2
5.3 ± 1.8
0.08
Dopamine
7.5 ± 5.9
9.9 ± 5.8
<0.01
4.5 ± 1.8
4.7 ± 2.0
0.53
Norepinephrine
1.8 ± 1.2
2.4 ± 1.5
<0.001
10.4 ± 5.9
11.9 ± 6.1
0.01
Epinephrine
3.5 ± 3.2
2.9 ± 0.9
0.79
13.0 ± 9.4
12.6 ± 4.0
0.95

Data expressed as the mean ± standard deviation.

Argaud et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R133   doi:10.1186/cc6209