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Table 1 Blood gas values for various groups

From: Heat stress is associated with decreased lactic acidemia in rat sepsis

Groups

pH

PaO2 (mmHg)

PaCO2 (mmHg)

A-aDO2 (mmHg)

Heat, CLP

7.34 ± 0.01

71 ± 5

53 ± 1

10 ± 3

No heat, CLP

7.37 ± 0.01

61 ± 5

53 ± 4

20 ± 2*

Heat alone

7.32 ± 0.03

70 ± 5

56 ± 3

6 ± 2

Control

7.34 ± 0.01

61 ± 6

55 ± 3

16 ± 6

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean. *P < 0.03 compared with the heat, cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) group. A-aDO2, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference; PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide tension; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension.