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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Pooled data (days 1 and 2) of Transcranial Doppler measurements for the two groups of patients

From: Transcranial doppler assessment of cerebral perfusion in critically ill septic patients: a pilot study

 

Sepsis group

Control Group

p values

No. measurements

36

36

 

VMCA systolic (cm/sec)

192 ± 59

166 ± 51

0.05

VMCA diastolic (cm/sec)

68 ± 26

67 ± 18

0.83

VMCA mean (cm/sec)

110 ± 34

99 ± 28

0.17

Pulsatility Index (PI)

1.15 ± 0.25

0.98 ± 0.16

<0.01

Resistance index (RI)

0.64 ± 0.08

0.59 ± 0.06

<0.01

CBFi

497 ± 116

548 ± 110

0.06

  1. VMCA, velocity in middle cerebral artery; CBFi, cerebral blood flow index.
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