Table 4.
Laboratory data
| Laboratory data | All (n = 52) |
Treatment with dobutemine (n = 43) |
Treatment without dobutamine (n = 9) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core temperature (°C) | 38.0 ± 0.9 | 37.9 ± 0.87 | 38.2 ± 0.92 | 0.5 |
| Lactate (mmol/l) | 3.5 ± 3.0 | 3.6 ± 3.3 | 3.0 ± 1.7 | 0.4 |
| CRP (mg/l) | 127 ± 78 | 124 ± 65 | 154 ± 120 | 0.6 |
| PCT (mg/l) | 6.2 ± 6.1 | 7.2 ± 6.3 | 2.5 ± 4.2 | 0.01 |
| Leucocytes (*109/l) | 14.0 ± 5.4 | 13.8 ± 5.3 | 15.4 ± 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 11.6 ± 1.5 | 11.6 ± 1.6 | 11.6 ± 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Creatinine | 198 ± 160 | 162 ± 142 | 231 ± 182 | 0.1 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 144 ± 12 | 144 ± 11 | 147 ± 14 | 0.8 |
| Arterial blood gal analysis | ||||
| pH | 7.35 ± 0.09 | 7.35 ± 0.08 | 7.33 ± 0.09 | 0.6 |
| pCO2 (kPa) | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 4.6 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 0.8 | 0.06 |
| pO2 (kPa) | 15.3 ± 5.4 | 14.6 ± 4.8 | 18.5 ± 7.4 | 0.1 |
| HCO3 (mmol/L) | 20.6 ± 5.6 | 20.4 ± 6.1 | 21.5 ± 3.9 | 0.5 |
| BE(mEq/l) | -5.1 ± 6.4 | -5.4 ± 6.9 | -4.2 ± 4.8 | 0.5 |
| SatHbO2 (%) | 97 ± 3% | 97 ± 2 | 98 ± 3 | 0.4 |
Bold: statistically significant difference, P < 0.05.
BE, base excess; CRP, C-reactive protein; HCO3, bicarbonate; PCT, procalcitonin; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen; SatHbO2, hemoglobin oxygen saturation.