Dexmedetomidine Improves Lung Function by Promoting Inflammation Resolution in Patients Undergoing Totally Thoracoscopic Cardiac Surgery

Table 3

Postoperative vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of the patients in the two groups.

	Con group ()	DEX group ()	value
VIS (μg/kg/min)
Postoperative 2 h			0.158
Postoperative 6 h			0.006
LVEF (%)
Postoperative 24 h			0.419

Quantitative data are presented as . VIS: ; h: hour.