Table 1 Parameters of systemic hemodynamics and cardiac function in the control (n = 12, n = 11 at 24 hours of peritonitis) and AVP (n = 12) groups

Heart rate

Control

92 (87 to 104)

128 (105 to 153)^b

155 (129 to 160)^b

158 (154 to 160)^b

(beats/min)

AVP

85 (75 to 95)

96 (76 to 102)^a

87 (74 to 105)^a

103 (84 to 112)^{a, b}

Cardiac output

Control

105 (95 to 119)

122 (101 to 129)

155 (125 to 167)^b

131 (117 to 183)^b

(mL/kg/min)

AVP

105 (95 to 107)

95 (84 to 105)

97 (71 to 122)^a

104 (82 to 136)

Mean arterial

Control

98 (93 to 105)

95 (82 to 108)

89 (72 to 91)^b

78 (63 to 89)^b

pressure (mmHg)

AVP

95 (90 to 104)

96 (90 to 111)

99 (91 to 104)^a

98 (90 to 102)^a

Mean pulmonary artery

Control

27 (26 to 30)

37 (34 to 42)^b

36 (32 to 41)^b

39 (34 to 44)^b

pressure (mmHg)

AVP

28 (26 to 30)

37 (31 to 43)^b

37 (36 to 40)^b

40 (37 to 44)^b

Central venous

Control

12 (12 to 14)

14 (12 to 16)

15 (13 to 18)^b

19 (14 to 21)^b

pressure (mmHg)

AVP

12 (12 to 13)

16 (14 to 17)^b

16 (14 to 17)^b

17 (16 to 19)^b

Pulmonary artery occlusion

Control

14 (13 to 16)

16 (14 to 17)

16 (13 to 18)

17 (14 to 19)^b

pressure (mmHg)

AVP

13 (12 to 15)

16 (13 to 16)

17 (15 to 18)^b

18 (18 to 19)^b

Stroke volume

Control

1.2 (11 to 1.4)

0.9 (0.9 to 1.0)^b

1.0 (0.9 to 1.1)

0.9 (0.8 to 1.2)

(mL/kg)

AVP

1.2 (1.0 to 1.3)

1.0 (0.9 to 1.3)^b

1.0 (0.9 to 1.2)

1.0 (0.9 to 1.1)

Intrathoracic blood volume

Control

27 (22 to 35)

25 (23 to 26)

28 (26 to 31)

27 (26 to 32)

(mL/kg)

AVP

26 (21 to 29)

24 (21 to 28)

29 (24 to 31)

21 (20 to 28)

DP/dt_max

Control

1355 (1246 to 1415)

1774 (1663 to 1980)

2011 (1291 to 2215)

1532 (1119 to 1979)

(mmHg/sec)

AVP

1137 (957 to 1410)

793 (758 to 844)^a

893 (739 to 1310)

915 (730 to 1404)^a

DP/dt_min

Control

-1296 (-1329 to -1134)

-1444 (-1556 to -1093)

-1421 (-1709 to -948)

-1243 (-1493 to -1038)

(mmHg/sec)

AVP

-1321 (-1476 to -1128)

-1065 (-1114 to -890)

-1202 (-1311 to -930)

-1109 (-1473 to -887)^b

τ

Control

22 (20 to 22)

25 (17 to 26)

23 (18 to 26)

20 (18 to 25)

(ms)

AVP

22 (20 to 25)

19 (15 to 20)

21 (16 to 23)

19 (15 to 25)^b