Table 5 Patients receiving vasopressin, norepinephrine, or both, by age group and detectability of serum epinephrine
From: Catecholamine concentration as a predictor of mortality in emergency surgical patients
Age group | Serum epinephrine | Total | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Undetectable | Detectable | OR (95% CI) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
≤ 60 years | |||||
Vasopressin, norepinephrine, or both | |||||
No | 12 (28.6) | 5 (11.9) | 17 (40.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 (Reference) |
Yes | 17 (40.5) | 8 (19.0) | 25 (59.5) | 0.88 (0.23; 3.38) | |
Total | 29 (69.1) | 13 (30.9) | 42 (100.0) | ||
> 60 years | |||||
Vasopressin, norepinephrine, or both | |||||
No | 11 (27.5) | 7 (17.5) | 18 (45.0) | 0.05 | 1.00 (Reference) |
Yes | 20 (50.0) | 2 (5.0) | 22 (55.0) | 6.36 (1.12; 36.08) | |
Total | 31 (77.5) | 9 (22.5) | 40 (100.0) | ||