Table 2

Hemodynamic data

Mean

Standard error of the mean

Heart rate prior to CPB (l/minute)

69

3

Heart rate after CPB (l/minute)

81*

2

Mean arterial pressure prior to CPB (mmHg)

70

2

Mean arterial pressure after CPB (mmHg)

73

2

Central venous pressure prior to CPB (mmHg)

9

1

Central venous pressure after CPB (mmHg)

11

1

Mean pulmonary arterial pressure prior to CPB (mmHg)

21

1

Mean pulmonary arterial pressure after CPB (mmHg)

20

1

Pulmonary wedge pressure prior to CPB (mmHg)

11

1

Pulmonary wedge pressure after CPB (mmHg)

12

1

Systemic vascular resistance prior to CPB (dyn/s per cm)

861

53

Systemic vascular resistance after CPB (dyn/s per cm)

727*

47

Pulmonary vascular resistance prior to CPB (dyn/s per cm)

115

10

Pulmonary vascular resistance after CPB (dyn/s per cm)

93

8

CO_PACtherm prior to CPB (l/minute)

6.2

0.4

CO_PACtherm after CPB (l/minute)

7.9*

0.3

CO_PiCCOtherm prior to CPB (l/minute)

6.2

0.3

CO_PiCCOtherm after CPB (l/minute)

7.6*

0.3

CO_PiCCOpulse after CPB (l/minute)

6.5

0.3

CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass. CO_PACtherm, pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution cardiac output; CO_PiCCOtherm, aortic transpulmonary thermodilution cardiac output; CO_PiCCOpulse, continuous arterial pulse contour analysis cardiac output.

*P < 0.05 compared with baseline.

Sander et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R729   doi:10.1186/cc3903