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. 2010 Mar 23;14(2):R42. doi: 10.1186/cc8929

Table 5.

NIRS data of skeletal muscle tissue oxygenation (StO2) during vascular occlusion test in patients with heart failure and additional sepsis

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.