Table 5

Haemodynamic and respiratory gas modifications at the four time points of the study: subgroups B1 and B2


Time point


Parameter
 Group
 1
 2
 3
 4
HR (beats/min)
 B1
 62 ± 10
 60 ± 12
 62 ± 10
 59 ± 9

B2
 70 ± 10
 67 ± 11
 66 ± 12
 66 ± 11
MSP (mmHg)
 B1
 90 ± 18
 91 ± 20
 91 ± 21
 95 ± 20

B2
 84 ± 18
 83 ± 18
 84 ± 20
 86 ± 21
SVRI (dynes· s/cm5 per m2)
 B1
 2511 ± 562
 2623 ± 519
 2392 ± 380
 2607 ± 415

B2
 2884 ± 1200
 3021 ± 1600
 2842 ± 1253
 2980 ± 1160
CI (l/min per m2)
 B1
 2.80 ± 0.5
 2.69 ± 0.4
 2.90 ± 0.5
 2.70 ± 0.4

B2
 2.46 ± 0.6
 2.36 ± 0.6
 2.49 ± 0.7
 2.40 ± 0.6
SVI (ml/beat per m2)
 B1
 46 ± 10
 46 ± 8
 47 ± 7
 46 ± 8

B2
 36 ± 8
 36 ± 9
 38 ± 11
 37 ± 10
PVRI (dynes·s/cm5 per m2)
 B1
 218 ± 64
 227 ± 76
 253 ± 77
 242 ± 96

B2
 296 ± 183
 365 ± 228
 320 ± 197
 332 ± 207
PaO2 (mmHg)
 B1
 75.3 ± 12
 74.4 ± 13
 73 ± 13
 73 ± 12

B2
 73.6 ± 13
 72 ± 13
 73.4 ± 10
 70 ± 9
SaO2 (%)
 B1
 95 ± 2
 94.5 ± 2
 94.4 ± 2
 94.7 ± 2

B2
 94.5 ± 2
 94 ± 2
 94.6 ± 2
 94 ± 2
Qsp/Qt (%)
 B1
 16 ± 7
 17 ± 8
 17 ± 7
 16 ± 7

B2
 16 ± 5
 17 ± 6
 16 ± 6
 17 ± 4

No significant difference was observed within the two groups. See text for definitions of groups, subgroups and time points. CI, cardiac index; HR, heart rate; MSP, mean systemic pressure; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension; PVRI, pulmonary vascular resistance index; Qsp/Qt, shunt fraction; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation; SVI, stroke volume index; SVRI, systemic vascular resistance index.

Bertolissi et al. Critical Care 2002 6:234   doi:10.1186/cc1495