Table 2

Haemodynamic data for patients with and without post-operative morbidity
Data class
 Complications (n = 64)
 No complications (n = 53)
 p
Haemodynamic


     Baseline heart rate (beats min-1)
 82.1 ± 21.4
 81.5 ± 15.5
 0.87
     Highest heart rate (beats min-1)
 100.3 ± 19.9
 106.6 ± 22.4
 0.11
     Heart rate, 8-hour mean (beats min-1)
 86.0 ± 16.3
 90.3 ± 16.0
 0.15
     Baseline MAP (mmHg)
 93.9 ± 19.4
 99.6 ± 20.2
 0.12
     Lowest MAP (mmHg)
 74.5 ± 14.7
 76.3 ± 12.8
 0.48
     MAP, 8 hour mean (mmHg)
 90.8 ± 15.3
 92.5 ± 12.9
 0.52
     Baseline CI (l min-1 m-2)
 3.59 ± 1.39
 3.87 ± 1.43
 0.30
     Lowest CI (l min-1 m-2)
 2.74 ± 0.79
 3.25 ± 1.32
 0.02*
     CI, 8-hour mean (l min-1 m-2)
 3.93 ± 1.07
 4.20 ± 1.55
 0.30
     Baseline DO2I (ml min-1 m-2)
 494 ± 191
 541 ± 229
 0.26
     Lowest DO2I (ml min-1 m-2)
 364 ± 158
 445 ± 218
 0.02*
     DO2I, 8-hour mean (ml min-1 m-2)
 517 ± 206
 581 ± 255
 0.13
     Baseline stroke volume (ml)
 84 ± 30
 88 ± 33
 0.44
     Lowest stroke volume (ml)
 62 ± 25
 70 ± 30
 0.12
     Stroke volume, 8-hour mean (ml)
 70 ± 31
 86 ± 32
 0.29
ScvO2


     Baseline (%)
 76.2 ± 9.9
 78.7 ± 6.2
 0.11
     Lowest (%)
 63.4 ± 10.4
 67.1 ± 7.7
 0.03*
     8-hour mean (%)
 73.0 ± 6.6
 75.0 ± 5.6
 0.09

*Statistically significant difference. Data are presented as means ± SD. CI, cardiac index; DO2I, oxygen delivery index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; ScvO2, central venous saturation.

Pearse et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R694   doi:10.1186/cc3888