|
NS period
|
H period
|
HS period
|
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Φpeak (PU)
|
292 ± 31
|
304 ± 28
|
274 ± 25
|
ΔΦ (PU)
|
141 ± 14
|
97 ± 16a
|
73 ± 9a
|
TP (seconds)
|
23.5 ± 4.3
|
43.8 ± 11.5
|
24.2 ± 8.2
|
T1/2 R (seconds)
|
38.8 ± 13.7
|
22.9 ± 3.4
|
23.8 ± 5.5
|
TR (seconds)
|
170.1 ± 40.5
|
117.2 ± 3.4
|
85.1 ± 14.9
|
Slope 1 (PU/second)
|
53.6 ± 13.3
|
51.5 ± 8.8
|
74.1 ± 10.9a,b
|
Slope 2 (PU/second)
|
10.8 ± 3.7
|
8.2 ± 3.0
|
8.7 ± 0.7
|
- ap < 0.05 versus NS period; bp < 0.05 versus H period. ΔΦ, Φpeak - Φrest; Φpeak, maximal blood flow during reactive hyperaemia; H period, set of measurements obtained when the patients were sedated by midazolam; HS period, set of measurements obtained when the patients were sedated by midazolam and sufentanil; NS period, set of measurements obtained when the patients were non-sedated; PU, perfusion units; T1/2 R, time to half flow normalisation; TP, time to peak; TR, time to flow normalisation.