Figure 3.

Cardiac index assessed by invasive transpulmonary thermodilution in 26 multiple injured patients. Group A (circles) consisted of patients with a multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) score of less than or equal to 4 points (n = 16 patients), and group B (triangles) consisted of patients with a MODS score of greater than 4 points (n = 10 patients). Data were calculated on admission and at 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after trauma and are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. *P < 0.001 group A versus group B.