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Table 1 Cardiopulmonary variables and mesenteric blood flow

From: Role of selective V2-receptor-antagonism in septic shock: a randomized, controlled, experimental study

Variable

Group

Baseline

Shock time

4 hours

8 hours

10 hours

HR, beats per min

Placebo

96 ± 2

103 ± 4

123 ± 7a

115 ± 7

102 ± 5

 

AVP

93 ± 2

101 ± 5

112 ± 6

99 ± 5b

100 ± 2

 

V2 antagonist

95 ± 4

102 ± 3

112 ± 6a

115 ± 3a,c

101 ± 2

CI, L/min per m2

Placebo

5.5 ± 0.3

5.8 ± 0.5

8.6 ± 0.8a

7.9 ± 0.5a

5.8 ± 0.6

 

AVP

5.2 ± 0.3

6.5 ± 0.4

8.5 ± 0.9

6.4 ± 0.8

5.4 ± 0.8

 

V2 antagonist

5.3 ± 0.2

5.9 ± 0.3

9.7 ± 0.5a

8.2 ± 0.5a

7.1 ± 0.4

SVRI, dyne·s/cm5 per m2

Placebo

1,285 ± 109

758 ± 52d

636 ± 60

463 ± 38a

457 ± 107a

 

AVP

1,427 ± 101

664 ± 47d

596 ± 109

498 ± 84

479 ± 97a

 

V2 antagonist

1,406 ± 25

714 ± 46d

509 ± 76a

388 ± 54a

464 ± 75a

MAP, mm Hg

Placebo

91 ± 4

58 ± 4d

66 ± 3a

55 ± 3

44 ± 3a

 

AVP

93 ± 2

57 ± 1d

68 ± 2a

56 ± 4

43 ± 1a

 

V2 antagonist

96 ± 2

58 ± 1d

68 ± 3a

54 ± 2

51 ± 3a

SVI, mL/m2

Placebo

59 ± 4

58 ± 7

78 ± 3a

68 ± 3

55 ± 7

 

AVP

56 ± 3

64 ± 2

80 ± 7

63 ± 7

55 ± 9

 

V2 antagonist

53 ± 2

57 ± 3

78 ± 7a

71 ± 5

70 ± 3

LVSWI, g/m per m2

Placebo

67 ± 3

41 ± 4d

64 ± 6a

43 ± 4

22 ± 4a

 

AVP

67 ± 3

42 ± 2d

60 ± 3a

26 ± 2b

21 ± 4a

 

V2 antagonist

65 ± 3

37 ± 2d

65 ± 5a

36 ± 1c

29 ± 2c

MPAP, mm Hg

Placebo

14 ± 1

20 ± 1d

22 ± 1

24 ± 2a

26 ± 2a

 

AVP

15 ± 0

18 ± 1d

22 ± 1a

25 ± 1a

27 ± 2a

 

V2 antagonist

15 ± 1

21 ± 1d

25 ± 2a

27 ± 1a

29 ± 1a

PVRI, dyne·s/cm5 per m2

Placebo

106 ± 8

139 ± 22

119 ± 15

119 ± 12

144 ± 30

 

AVP

124 ± 9

143 ± 8

90 ± 13a

81 ± 16a

150 ± 29

 

V2 antagonist

129 ± 9

150 ± 9

121 ± 26

103 ± 8a

123 ± 10

Qma, % of baseline

Placebo

100 ± 0

109 ± 17

135 ± 27

94 ± 17

60 ± 10a

 

AVP

100 ± 0

95 ± 7

118 ± 21

86 ± 16

41 ± 8a

 

V2 antagonist

100 ± 0

95 ± 11

115 ± 11

75 ± 6

43 ± 8a

  1. aP < 0.05 versus shock time; bP < 0.05 versus placebo; cP < 0.05 versus arginine vasopressin (AVP); dP < 0.05 versus baseline; each group n = 7. CI, cardiac index; HR, heart rate; LVSWI, left ventricular stroke work index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MPAP, mean pulmonary arterial pressure; PVRI, pulmonary vascular resistance index; Qma, mesenteric arterial blood flow; SVI, stroke volume index; SVRI, systemic.