Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

	N = 39
Reason for norepinephrine, n (%)
Polytrauma	7 (18%)
Septic shock	16 (41%)
Postoperative (abdominal, cardiovascular)	16 (41%)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	27.4 [24.6;30.0]
Sex (men), n (%)	30 (77%)
Age (years)	67 [58;73]
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)	50 (14)
Inotrope, n (%)	2 (5%)
Norepinephrine dose (µg/kg/min)	0.2 [0.09;0.38]