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Baseline characteristics of study patients |
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| Phenylephrine (n = 16) |
Norepinephrine (n = 16) |
P value |
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| Age (years) |
70 (53 to 74) |
70 (59 to 74) |
0.850 |
| Gender (percentage male) |
75 |
56 |
0.457 |
| Simplified Acute Physiology Score II |
57 ± 8 |
55 ± 7 |
0.434 |
| Cause of septic shock |
Pneumonia (n = 7), peritonitis (n = 8), meningitis (n = 1) |
Pneumonia (n = 8), peritonitis (n = 8), meningitis (n = 0) |
0.587 |
| Mortality (n (%)) |
10/16 (63%) |
9/16 (56%) |
1.000 |
| Intensive care unit length of stay (days) |
16 (7 to 25) |
16 (10 to 24) |
0.597 |
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Data presented as median (25% to 75% range) or mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. | |||
Morelli et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R143 doi:10.1186/cc7121 |
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