Table 2. Pearson correlations for labs and inotrope score.
Weight (kg) | Lean body weight | ΔMass (%) | 4-h flow (L/min) | 24-h flow (L/min) | ΔMass:flow (4 h) | ΔMass:flow (24 h) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24-h arterial blood gas | pH | −0.116 | −0.102 | −0.150 | −0.061 | 0.063 | −0.157 | −0.126 |
(0.470) | (0.526) | (0.350) | (0.749) | (0.705) | (0.415) | (0.452) | ||
Base excess | −0.120 | −0.121 | −0.085 | 0.124 | 0.059 | −0.180 | −0.048 | |
(0.456) | (0.450) | (0.596) | (0.513) | (0.725) | (0.351) | (0.773) | ||
12-h labs | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.298 | 0.265 | 0.316 | 0.260 | −0.041 | 0.057 | 0.406a b |
(0.092) | (0.136) | (0.074) | (0.200) | (0.831) | (0.783) | (0.026) | ||
Lactate (mg/dL) | −0.091 | −0.128 | 0.189 | −0.332 | −0.031 | 0.527a | 0.184 | |
(0.665) | (0.542) | (0.366) | (0.153) | (0.890) | (0.017) | (0.412) | ||
24-h labs | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.221 | 0.200 | 0.262 | 0.169 | 0.015 | 0.174 | 0.272 |
(0.176) | (0.221) | (0.108) | (0.389) | (0.932) | (0.386) | (0.109) | ||
Lactate (mg/dL) | −0.056 | −0.058 | 0.024 | −0.475a | −0.248 | 0.707a | 0.222 | |
(0.751) | (0.742) | (0.890) | (0.019) | (0.172) | (<0.001) | (0.221) | ||
Average daily inotrope scores | Vasoactive inotrope score | −0.079 | −0.095 | 0.121 | −0.165 | 0.035 | 0.377a | 0.082 |
(0.624) | (0.556) | (0.450) | (0.385) | (0.834) | (0.044) | (0.623) |
Note: Values presented as a Pearson correlation coefficient (p-value).
Statistical significance at p < 0.05.
Although significant, this finding is not clinically relevant as the flow ratio is recorded far after the 12-hour laboratories have been measured.