Table 2 Blood gases and metabolic variables in septic (n = 9) and sham (n = 4) animals

P_aO₂, mm Hg

Sepsis

150 ± 16

114 ± 35^a

Sham

130 ± 39

113 ± 24

P_aCO₂, mm Hg

Sepsis

32 ± 3

37 ± 9

Sham

36 ± 4

37 ± 4

Arterial pH

Sepsis

7.5 ± 0.03

7.32 ± 0.10^a

Sham

7.49 ± 0.01

7.45 ± 0.06

HCO₃, mM

Sepsis

26.6 ± 0.7

21.1 ± 3.7^a

Sham

27.6 ± 0.8

26.7 ± 0.1

Lactate, mM

Sepsis

0.8 ± 0.2

6.4 ± 2.3^a

Sham

1.1 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2

Hematocrit, %

Sepsis

30 ± 3

32 ± 4

Sham

29 ± 1

29 ± 1

Temperature,°C

Sepsis

38.3 ± 0.4

38.9 ± 0.9

Sham

39.2 ± 1.1

38.8 ± 1.0