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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: After 24 h of study treatment goup A showed a significant increase in cardiac index (2. 2 + / -0. 4 1 min (-1) x m (-2) to 2. 7 + / -0. 51 min (-1) x m (-2) ; P < 0. 005), a decrease in systemic vascular resistance (1, 427 + / -609 dyn x s x cm (-5) to 951 + / -184 dyn x s x cm (-5) ; P < 0. 005), required lower doses of dobutamine (5. 9 + / -4. 2 microg x kg (-1) x min (-1) to 2. 2 + / -3. 3 microg x kg (-1) x min (-1) ; P < 0. 02), but showed a tendency for higher vasoconstrictor (0. 14 + / -0. 16 microg x kg (-1) x min (-1) to 0. 29 + / -0. 43 microg x kg (-1) x min (-1) ; P = n. s.) and fluid requirements (+1, 404 + / -2, 257 ml/24 h to +2, 508 + / -1, 873 ml / 24 h ; P = n. s.).