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Table 3 Comparison of laboratory variables before and after LPS infusion

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

Variables

Before LPS (N = 27)

After LPS (N = 27)

P

pH

7.45 ± 0.15

7.40 ± 0.13

0.04

PO2, mmHg

240 ± 93

204 ± 111

0.04

PCO2, mmHg

42 ± 19

43 ± 16

ns

HCO3, mmHg

26.8 ± 3.2

25.1 ± 3.0

< 0.01

Hct,%

26.9 ± 6.2

27.8 ± 5.7

ns

Na, mmol/L

143 ± 5

143 ± 3

ns

K, mmol/L

3.6 ± 0.5

3.8 ± 0.8

ns

Ca, mmol/L

1.06 ± 0.19

1.16 ± 0.23

0.06

SpO2,%

99 ± 1

97 ± 6

ns

  1. Pooled results for both B and C groups. Data are means ± SD.
  2. PO2: arterial partial pressure of oxygen; PCO2: arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; HCO3: bicarbonate concentration in blood; Hct: hematocrit; SpO2: arterial oxygen saturation.