Resuscitation after cardiac arrest in a septic porcine model: adding vasopressin vs epinephrine alone administration

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the piglets in the three groups

Variables	Group A (N = 8)	Group B (N = 14)	Group C (N = 13)
Male/female	3/5	8/6	6/7
Weight, kg	27 ± 2	27 ± 2	29 ± 2
HR, bpm	112 ± 26	113 ± 29	97 ± 10
MAP, mmHg	87 ± 13	94 ± 26	89 ± 23
CVP, mmHg	9 ± 5	6 ± 3	7 ± 2
Hct,%	27 ± 7	27 ± 6	27 ± 6
SpO₂,%	99 ± 1	99 ± 1	99 ± 2
PO₂, mmHg	334 ± 138	237 ± 85	243 ± 101
PCO₂, mmHg	63 ± 31	43 ± 21	42 ± 17
pH	7.29 ± 0.16	7.46 ± 0.17†	7.43 ± 0.13*
HCO₃, mmol/L	28 ± 3	27 ± 3	26 ± 3
K, mmol/L	3.5 ± 0.4	3.6 ± 0.5	3.7 ± 0.5
Na, mmol/L	143 ± 3	144 ± 3	141 ± 5
Ca, mmol/L	1.3 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.2

Data are means ± SD.
HR: heart rate; MAP: mean arterial pressure; CVP: central venous pressure; Hct: hematocrit; SpO₂: arterial oxygen saturation; PO₂: arterial partial pressure of oxygen; PCO₂: arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide.
*P < 0.05: comparison between group C and A.
†P < 0.05: comparison between group B and A.

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