Table 3

Global oxygen transport variables and acid-base balance of study patients

Baseline

12 hours

P value


Oxygen delivery index (ml/min/m2)

0.951

Phenylephrine

500 ± 205

498 ± 177

Norepinephrine

499 ± 139

506 ± 140

Oxygen consumption index (ml/min/m2)

0.568

Phenylephrine

164 ± 48

150 ± 41

Norepinephrine

173 ± 53

161 ± 58

Oxygen extraction ratio (%)

0.816

Phenylephrine

34 ± 9

32 ± 8

Norepinephrine

36 ± 11

32 ± 10*

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

0.699

Phenylephrine

8.4 ± 0.9

8.4 ± 1.1

Norepinephrine

8.3 ± 0.7

8.4 ± 0.6

pHa (-log10c(H+))

0.435

Phenylephrine

7.37 ± 0.07

7.37 ± 0.08

Norepinephrine

7.35 ± 0.09

7.34 ± 0.08

Arterial base excess (mmol/l)

0.228

Phenylephrine

-0.2 ± 5.8

0.2 ± 6.3

Norepinephrine

-2.4 ± 6.6

-3.0 ± 6.4

Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (mmHg)

0.346

Phenylephrine

44 ± 10

44 ± 10

Norepinephrine

41 ± 6

41 ± 6

Arterial oxygen partial pressure (mmHg)

0.963

Phenylephrine

128 ± 36

119 ± 31

Norepinephrine

121 ± 24

120 ± 26

Arterial oxygen saturation (%)

0.912

Phenylephrine

98 ± 2

98 ± 2

Norepinephrine

98 ± 1

98 ± 2

Mixed venous oxygen saturation (%)

0.431

Phenylephrine

66 ± 9

67 ± 9

Norepinephrine

64 ± 11

67 ± 10

PaO2/FiO2

0.971

Phenylephrine

229 ± 103

208 ± 89

Norepinephrine

222 ± 75

218 ± 71


PaO2/FiO2, ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure and inspiratory oxygen fraction (Horovitz index). *P < 0.05 versus baseline (significant time effect).

Morelli et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R143   doi:10.1186/cc7121

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