during upright plantar flexion every 3 seconds , dobutamine increased femoral venous blood flow ( control 1.7 +/- 0.1 ; dobutamine 2.1 +/- 1.0 liters/min ; p less than 0.05 ) and increased femoral venous o2 saturation ( control 24 +/- 5 % ; dobutamine 31 +/- 2 % ; p less than 0.05 ) , indicating improved total leg blood flow .
C0015809
femoral venous
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leg