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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In the mechanically ventilated COPD patients, there was no difference in the effects of dopamine compared with placebo on blood pressure, heart rate, minute ventilation (-0. 5 + / - 1. 1 vs. -0. 2 + / - 0. 9 L min (-1), P = 0. 46, respectively), respiratory rate (-0. 4 + / - 2. 7 vs. -0. 3 + / - 2. 1 min (-1), P = 0. 96), PaO (2) (-5 + / - 4 vs. -5 + / - 10 mmHg, P = 0. 90, respectively), or PaCO (2) (-0. 7 + / - 1. 4 vs. -1. 0 + / - 3. 4 mmHg, P = 0. 83, respectively).