Table 2.
Vasoactive drugs and ventilatory and hemodynamic parameters
| Emergency room | ICU | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 hours | 18 hours | 0 hour | 6 hours | 12 hours | 18 hours | 24 hours | 36 hours | 42 hours | 48 hours | |
| Milrinone (mcg/kg/min) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1 | |
| Dobutamine (mcg/kg/min) | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Norepinephrine (mcg/kg/min) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||||||
| Epinephrine (mcg/kg/min) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||
| Ventilatory support (cmH2O) | Venturi | Venturi | NIV | FiO2 100 | FiO2 55 | FiO2 55 | FiO2 55 | FiO2 100 | FiO2 100 | FiO2 100 |
| 50% | 50% | FiO2 60% | inspP34 | inspP27 | inspP27 | inspP27 | inspP30 | inspP32 | inspP32 | |
| IPAP16 EPAP8 | PEEP14 Fr26 | PEEP12 Fr22 | PEEP12 Fr22 | PEEP12 Fr22 | PEEP12 Fr22 | PEEP10 Fr25 | Peep10 F25 | |||
| SAP (mmHg) | 86x52 | 100x50 | 85x46 (57) | 80x46 (61) | 78x41 (58) | 87x56 (67) | 74x41 (52) | 74x43 (59) | 61x41 (49) | |
| HR (bpm) | 166 | 145 | 140 | 155 | 155 | 145 | 160 | 173 | 179 | |
| Urine output (ml/kg/hour) | 3.5 | 1.53 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| CVP (mmHg) | 27 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | |||||
ICU - intensive care unit; NIV - noninvasive ventilation; FiO2 - fraction of inspired oxygen (expressed in percentage); inspP - inspiratory pressure (expressed in cmH2O); IPAP - Inspiratory pressure in NIV (expressed in cmH2O); PEEP - end-expiratory pressure (expressed in cm H2O); EPAP - Expiratory pressure in NIV (in cmH2O); SAP - systemic arterial pressure; HR - heart rate; CVP - central venous pressure.