Table 5.
NIRS data | All (n = 52) |
Treatment with dobutemine (n = 43) |
Treatment without dobutamine (n = 9) |
P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Basal StO2 (%) | 89 ± 8 | 88 ± 8 | 92 ± 6 | 0.1 |
StO2 deoxygenation rate (%/min) |
-12.6 ± 4.9 | -12.7 ± 5.2 | -12.6 ± 4.6 | 0.9 |
NIRS, near-infrared spectroscopy; StO2, skeletal muscle tissue oxygenation.