Characteristic

<0.07 units/kg/hr

(n = 92)

0.07 - 0.099 units/kg/hr

(n = 123)

0.10 - 0.139 units/kg/hr (n = 123)

≥0.14 units/kg/hr (n = 9)

P-Value

Total hospital Length of Stay, Days

1.18 ± 0.38

1.09 ± 0.29

1.07 ± 0.26

1 ± 0

0.06

ICU Length of Stay, Minutes

202.9 ± 489.3

347.7 ± 591.8

393.4 ± 669.5

415.9 ± 420.5

0.095

Dysrhythmia, n (%)

12 (14%)

22 (17.9%)

20 (16.3%)

3 (33.3%)

0.42

Hypoglycemia, n (%)

5 (5.4%)

10 (8.1%)

18 (14.6%)

1 (11.1%)

0.13

Hypokalemia, n (%)

30 (32.6%)

25 (20.3%)

28 (22.8%)

0 (0%)

0.055