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Table 1

From: Intrathoracic blood volume (ITBV)-guided volume therapy maintains intestinal perfusion and oxygenation despite positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) ventilation

 

PEEP 20

ZEEP

PEEP5

PEEP10

PEEP15

 

Control

ITBV

Control

ITBV

Control

ITBV

Control

ITBV

Control

ITBV

CI (ml/kg/min)

102*

142†

167

168

158

162

135

163

120*

154†

ITBV (ml/kg)

24*

32†

31

33

33

33

30

31

26*

31†

SMABF (ml/kg/min)

12*

20†

19

19

17

18

18

20

15*

20†

DO2 (ml/min)

44*

55†

61

65

54

61

55

57

48

62

CO2 gap (kPa)

2.2

1.5

0.9

1.9

1.1

2.1

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.2

  1. SMABF, superior mesenteric artery blood flow. *P < 0.05 versus ZEEP in the same group, †P < 0.05 between both groups at corresponding PEEP levels.