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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Sublingual microcirculation variables at baseline and after exercise

From: Short-term effects of passive mobilization on the sublingual microcirculation and on the systemic circulation in patients with septic shock

Variable

Baseline

After exercise

p value

MFI

2.8 (2.3–3.0)

2.8 (2.6–3.0)

0.462

TVD (mm/mm2)

25.6 ± 4.3

26.1 ± 4.2

0.354

DBS (n/mm)

16.0 ± 2.2

16.3 ± 1.9

0.489

PVD (mm/mm2)

22.4 ± 3.9

23.2 ± 3.4

0.122

PPV (%)

78.2 (70.9–81.9)

80.0 (75.2–85.1)

0.029

HI

0.15 (0.11–0.32)

0.12 (0.07–0.22)

0.149

  1. The results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or the median (25–75%). Paired t test or paired Wilcoxon test
  2. MFI microcirculatory flow index, TVD total vascular density, DBS De Backer score, PVD perfused vascular density, PPV proportion of perfused vessels, HI heterogeneity index
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