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Table 4 Descriptive analysis of pulsatility index values in group I (TCD Pulsatility index guided MAP and NE titration)

From: Norepinephrine titration in patients with sepsis-induced encephalopathy: cerebral pulsatility index compared to mean arterial pressure guided protocol: randomized controlled trial

Pulsatility index

TCD group

P0

Baseline

 Median (IQR)

1.60 (1.31 – 2.15)

 

End of NE infusion

 Median (IQR)

1.20 (1.15 – 1.89)

< 0.001*

End of ICU stay

 Median (IQR)

1.14 (1.10 – 1.89)

< 0.001*

  1. IQR Inter quartile range, SD Standard deviation, p0: p value for Post Hoc Test (Dunn’s) for Friedman test for comparing between baseline values in the first day and each other periods
  2. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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