TABLE 2:
Number of Treatments | Dose of Verapamil | Percent Change of MAP at 10 Min*; | Percent Change of MAP at 20 Min* | Percent Change of Heart Rate at 10 Min† | Percent Change of Heart Rate at 20 Mi† | |
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Not on vasopressor | 11 | 3.4 ± 0.5 mg (51 ± 9 mcg/kg | − 3.1 ± 1.5 | − 0.6 ± 1.7 | 2.4 ± 2.3 | 4.0 ± 2.6 |
On vasopressor | 23 | 3.0 ± 0.4 (42 ± 6 mcg/kg) | − 4.1 ± 1.3 | − 2.2 ± 1.4 | 1.0 ± 1.2 | 1.0 ± 1.6 |
Overall | 34 | 3.1 ± 0.3 mg (44 ± 5 mcg/kg) | − 3.8 ± 1.0 | − 1.7 ± 1.1 | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 2.0 ± 1.4 |
The baseline mean arterial pressure of these patients was 112 ± 3 mm Hg †(mean ± standard error of the mean).
The average pretreatment heart rate was 79 ± 3 bpm. (mean ± standard error of the mean).