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Table 2 Prognosticators of death in septic animals

From: Heart rate elevations during early sepsis predict death in fluid-resuscitated rats with fecal peritonitis

Physiological variables

ROC AUC

95% CI

p value

HR at 4 h (n = 24)

0.664

0.409–0.919

0.198

HR at 6 h (n = 23)

0.732

0.507–0.957

0.082

HR change between baseline and 4 h (n = 24)

0.875

0.684–1.00

0.003

HR change between baseline and 6 h (n = 23)

0.879

0.681–1.00

0.005

  1. AUC area under the curve, CI confidence interval, h hours, HR heart rate, ROC receiver operator characteristic. By 6 h, one septic animal had died and could not be used for ROC calculations