Table 3 24-h urinary catecholamine excretion on the 5th day of treatment and mechanical ventilation required (MV) required after exclusion of patients required MV before day 5 (n = 157)
From: Urinary catecholamine excretion, cardiovascular variability, and outcomes in tetanus
Catecholamines | Median [Q1, Q3] | Multivariate model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No MV, N = 140 (89%) | MV, N = 17 (11%) | OR1 | 95% CI1 | p-value | |
Log10 (adrenaline (nmol/day)) | 2.04 [1.76, 2.51] | 2.33 [2.12, 2.51] | 3.00 | 0.70, 14.09 | 0.149 |
Log10 (noradrenaline (nmol/day)) | 2.59 [2.33, 2.84] | 3.02 [2.73, 3.14] | 4.23 | 0.94, 22.81 | 0.074 |