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Table 1 Results of the most important clinical or laboratory parameters before in septic and in control patients

From: Impaired cerebrovascular reactivity in sepsis-associated encephalopathy studied by acetazolamide test

 

Sepsis

Control

P value

Systolic BP (mmHg)

117.9 ± 10.3

113.5 ± 8.7

0.20

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

69.7 ± 5.9

75.0 ± 5.4

0.01

Mean BP (mmHg)

84.7 ± 7.6

87.8 ± 5.3

0.21

Arterial pH

   

0 minutes

7.39 ± 0.04

7.40 ± 0.03

0.48

5 minutes

7.38 ± 0.04

NA

-

10 minutes

7.37 ± 0.03

NA

-

15 minutes

7.37 ± 0.04

NA

-

20 minutes

7.37 ± 0.04

NA

-

Arterial pCO 2 (mmHg)

   

0 minutes

36.8 ± 3.4

38.9 ± 1.96

0.11

5 minutes

38.2 ± 3.5

NA

-

10 minutes

41.0 ± 4.4

NA

-

15 minutes

40.8 ± 3.9

NA

-

20 minutes

41.3 ± 4.9

NA

-

Arterial pO 2 (mmHg)

   

0 minutes

87.0 ± 9.7

83.7 ± 3.46

0.07

5 minutes

91.5 ± 11.2

NA

-

10 minutes

91.5 ± 9.3

NA

-

15 minutes

91.2 ± 8.9

NA

-

20 minutes

90.0 ± 9.0

NA

-

WBC count (G/l)

15.1 ± 6.4

5.93 ± 1.84

< 0.001

PCT

8.89 ± 8.7

NA

-

  1. Means and standard deviations are shown.
  2. BP: blood pressure; NA: not available; PCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PCT: procalcitonin; PO2: partial pressure of oxygen; WBC: white blood cell count.