Table 1 Basic patients characteristics
From: Common carotid artery diameter responds to intravenous volume expansion: an ultrasound observation
Age (years) | Median (range) | 66 (52–78) |
Male sex | n (percentage) | 15 (75 %) |
SAPS II | Median (range) | 26 (18–34) |
Administration of norepinephrine | n (percentage) | 16 (80 %) |
Infusion rate (µg/kg BW * min) | Median (Q1–Q3) | 0.09 (0.04–0.12) |
Administration of dobutamine | n (percentage) | 18 (90 %) |
Infusion rate (µg/kg BW * min) | Median (Q1–Q3) | 3.55 (2.39–4.55) |
Administration of milrinone | n (percentage) | 1 (5 %) |
Infusion rate (µg/kg BW * min) | 0.21 | |
Procedure | n (percentage) | |
CABG | 14 (70 %) | |
AVR | 3 (15 %) | |
MVR | 1 (5 %) | |
Comb. CAGB/VS | 1 (5 %) | |
Myxoma | 1 (5 %) | |
Total | 20 |