Table 2 Differences in creatinine levels and diuresis between patients treated with beta-agonists + levosimendan for low cardiac output syndrome who exhibited kidney failure at diagnosis and evolution of creatinine and diuresis at 24 h, 48 h, and at discharge from the ICU
Inotropic therapy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Beta-agonists (n = 15) | Levosimendan (n = 15) | ||
No Kidney failure at Discharge (n = 9) | Kidney failure at Discharge (n = 6) | No Kidney failure at Discharge (n = 15) | |
Mean +/−SD | Mean +/−SD | Mean +/−SD | |
Diuresis 24 h before diagnosis of LCOS (ml/kg/h) | 0.89+/− 0.38 | 0.85+/− 0.38 | 1.66+/−0.38 |
Diuresis at 24 h. (ml/kg/h) | 0.91 +/− 0.30 | 0.64 +/− 0.23 | 1.83 +/5.92 |
Diuresis 48 h. after diagnosis of LCOS (ml/kg/h) | 1.09+/− 0.41 | 0.82 +/− 0.32 | 2.10+/− 6.26 (p < 0.05) |
Baseline creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.24 +/−1.68 | 1.25 +/− 0.82 | 1.09 +/− 0.82 |
Creatinine at diagnosis of LCOS (mg/dl) | 1.78 +/− 4.57 | 1.52 +/− 2.56 | 1.87 +/− 0.24 |
Creatinine 24 h after diagnosis of LCOS (mg/dl) | 1.62 +/− 1.68 | 2.1 +/−1 | 1.32+/−3.5 |
Creatinine 48 h after diagnosis of LCOS (mg/dl) | 1.56+/− 3.71 | 2.72+/− 1* | 1.22 +/− 0.53 (p < 0.05) |
creatinine levels (mg/dl) | 0.97+/− 0.44 | 2.57 +/− 0.72* | 1.21+/− 0.74(p < 0.05) |