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. 2016 Jun 24;6(2):109–116. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1584681

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).

a

Statistical significance at p < 0.05.

b

Although significant, this finding is not clinically relevant as the flow ratio is recorded far after the 12-hour laboratories have been measured.