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Table 1 Selected values of physiological variables immediately before cold infusion

From: Comparison of cold crystalloid and colloid infusions for induction of therapeutic hypothermia in a porcine model of cardiac arrest

 

Group A (normal saline)

Group B (colloid)

Group C (control group)

Body weight (kg)

-

-

-

BSA (m2)

-

-

-

Pulmonary artery BT (mm Hg)

36.7 ± 0.4

36.6 ± 0.9

36.7 ± 0.9

Cerebral BT (°C)

36.8 ± 0.5

36.8 ± 0.8

36.9 ± 1.0

Rectal BT (°C)

36.6 ± 0.4

36.8 ± 0.9

36.7 ± 0.4

Intramuscular BT (°C)

36.7 ± 0.4

36.8 ± 0.9

36.7 ± 1.0

Subcutaneous fat BT (°C)

36.4 ± 0.5

36.6 ± 1.0

36.6 ± 0.9

Cardiac index (l/minute/m2)

7.8 ± 1.4

7.4 ± 1.5

7.6 ± 0.5

Intracranial pressure (mm Hg)

11 ± 7

12 ± 6

11 ± 1

Coronary perfusion pressure (mm Hg)

55 ± 20

56 ± 16

56 ± 16

Cerebral perfusion pressure (mm Hg)

62 ± 18

63 ± 17

63 ± 19

  1. P >0.05 for all differences between the groups. BSA, body surface area; BT, body temperature.