Temporal trends in the utilization of vasopressors in intensive care units: an epidemiologic study

Table 3 Vasopressor Utilization Index with specific vasopressor use from 2007 to 2013

Vasopressor	Average VUI	ICU admission year							ΔVUI (%)	p
Vasopressor	Average VUI	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	ΔVUI (%)	p
VUI_{norepinephrine}	0.34	0.24	0.28	0.32	0.33	0.38	0.38	0.46	+10.3	<0.001
VUI_epinephrine	0.39	0.35	0.42	0.42	0.39	0.38	0.39	0.37	−0.4	0.73
VUI_{phenylephrine}	0.13	0.20	0.16	0.11	0.13	0.11	0.10	0.08	−1.0	<0.001
VUI_vasopressin	0.41	0.40	0.38	0.43	0.42	0.39	0.42	0.44	+1.3	0.13
VUI_dopamine	0.16	0.17	0.16	0.14	0.14	0.18	0.17	0.14	−12.2	0.59

VUInorepinephrine = total ICU day on norepinephrine/total ICU day on vasopressor
VUIepinephrine = total ICU day on epinephrine/ total ICU day on vasopressor
VUIphenylephrine = total ICU day on phenylephrine/ total ICU day on vasopressor
VUIvasopressin = total ICU day on vasopressin/total ICU day on vasopressor
VUIdopamine = total ICU day on dopamine/ total ICU day on vasopressor

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