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Table 6 . Frequency distribution of times of administration of inotropes among patients of both groups , LR DN ( modified del Nido ) and PL DN groups ( conventional del Nido solution ), at different measurement points .
Groups |
LR DN |
PL DN |
p-value |
Variables |
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
Operation room |
Dopamine |
1 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.337 |
|
Milrinone |
1 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.337 |
|
Epinephrine |
17 |
29.8 |
6 |
11.5 |
0.019 # |
|
Norepinephrine |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
– |
|
Ephedrine |
1 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.337 |
|
Dobutamine |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
– |
ICU |
Dopamine |
1 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.337 |
|
Milrinone |
1 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.337 |
|
Epinephrine |
9 |
15.8 |
6 |
11.5 |
0.305 |
|
Norepinephrine |
1 |
1.8 |
2 |
3.8 |
0.323 |
|
Dobutamine |
1 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.337 |
n stands for the frequency of the patients receiving that product in each group and the % for the frequency percent of the patients in each group receiving that product at the corresponding time . ICU : intensive care unit . # Significant differences were observed .
support or refute the findings of the current research and explore various aspects of using the standard DN solution vs . the modified DN solution .
Funding
This research was funded by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences .
Conflicts of interest The authors have no conflicts of interest .
Data availability statement Data is available upon request .
Author contribution statement
Naser Kachoueian contributed to the study design , clinical evaluation and draft revisions , Salimeh Janghorban : patient allocation and recruitment , data collection and draft preparation , Farhad Gorjipour : conception and design of the study , data management and manuscript revision , Majid Torkashvand : study design , clinical evaluations and manuscript revision , Mohammad Parsa Mahjoob : conception and patient recruitment and sampling , data analysis , Hossein Aslani : study design , patient management and evaluation , data collection , Mohamadjavad Mehrabanian : patient recruitment , sampling and interpretation of outcomes , and Fazel Gorjipour : conception and design of the study protocol , data analysis , manuscript preparation and submission .
Ethics approval
The ethics committee at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences approved the study protocol ( Ethics committee reference number : IR . SBMU . MSP . REC . 1401.023 ).
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