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Table 2 Results from the group receiving red blood cell transfusion

From: Red blood cell transfusion does not increase oxygen consumption in critically ill septic patients

Variable

Baseline

After infusion

P

HR (bpm)

109.4 ± 20.3

108.9 ± 21.7

NS

RAP (mmHg)

10.4 ± 3.7

10.7 ± 4.9

NS

MPAP (mmHg)

25.2 ± 5.0

26.9 ± 5.5

NS

WP (mmHg)

13.4 ± 3.8

13.2 ± 4.5

NS

MAP (mmHg)

76.8 ± 15.8

82.9 ± 17.2

NS

CI (L/min/m2)

4.7 ± 0.7

4.7 ± 1.1

NS

LVSWI (g/min/m2)

38.6 ± 12.6

41.1 ± 13.0

<0.05

SVRI (dyne/s/cm5/m2)

1050.3 ± 336.0

1148.3 ± 398.0

NS

PVRI (dyne/s/cm5/m2)

203.7 ± 58.0

238.8 ± 49.8

<0.05

DO2 (ml/min/m2)

607.3 ± 123.5

647.5 ± 167.7

NS

VO2 (ml/min/m2)

   

   Calorimetry

168.9 ± 63.1

162.5 ± 67.7

NS

   Fick

142.2 ± 44.9

149.6 ± 41.9

NS

Hb (g%)

9.4 ± 0.5

10.1 ± 0.8

<0.05

Ht (%)

27.8 ± 1.7

29.8 ± 1.8

<0.05

pHi

7.19 ± 0.07

7.21 ± 0.16

NS

Lactate (mmol/l)

1.8 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.5

NS

  1. *Mean ± SD. CI, cardiac index; DO2, systemic oxygen delivery index; Hb, hemoglobin; HR, heart rate; Ht, hematocrit; LVSWI, left ventricular stroke work index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; pHi, gastric intramucosal pH; PVRI, pulmonary vascular resistance index; RAP, right atrial pressure; SVRI, systemic vascular resistance index; VO2, systemic oxygen consumption index; WP, wedge pressure.