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. 2007 Dec 28;11(6):R133. doi: 10.1186/cc6209

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.