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Table 3 Blood gases and systemic monitoring

From: Body temperature affects cerebral hemodynamics in acutely brain injured patients: an observational transcranial color-coded duplex sonography study

Parameter

Defervescence group

Re-warming group

(n = 14)

(n = 12)

Before

After

P-value

Before

After

P-value

T core (°C)

39.1 ± 0.4

37.9 ± 0.5

<0.0001

35.5 ± 0.8

36.3 ± 0.7

<0.0001

P a CO 2 (mmHg)

33 ± 5

34 ± 5

0.08

33 ± 4

34 ± 5

0.43

pH a

7.48 ± 0.04

7.48 ± 0.04

0.15

7.45 ± 0.05

7.44 ± 0.07

0.80

lactate (mmol/L)

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.2

1.00

1.3 ± 0.8

1.1 ± 0.7

0.01

MAP (mmHg)

91 ± 14

85 ± 15

0.02

82 ± 9

91 ± 15

0.01

HR (bpm)

86 ± 17

80 ± 16

0.006

64 ± 12

67 ± 13

0.10

  1. Tcore, core temperature; PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure; pHa, arterial pH; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate. The P-value is reported for each parameter.