Fig. 3

Vasoactive-inotropic score between the early and late administration groups within 48 h after ICU admission. At 8 h and thereafter from ICU admission, vasoactive-inotropic score was significantly lower in the early administration group. Wilcoxon rank sum test was used for each comparison between the early and late administration groups. Figure shows the median values for vasoactive-inotropic score. ICU intensive care unit