Table 2: Preoperative and post ICU discharge ejection fraction of both groups.
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Group L
Group M
Preoperative ejection fraction
31.7 ± 7.4
33.26 ± 6.2
Ejection fraction after ICU discharge
49.23 ± 4.77*‡
42.9 ± 5.1*
Data are presented as mean ± SD, group L=levosimendan group, group M=milrinone group. Ejection fraction is noted in percent. *P 0.05 with respect to the baseline value for the same group. ‡P 0.05 with respect to comparisons between the 2 treatment groups.