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Table 1 Physiological parameters at 6-hour end-point

From: Sepsis impairs microvascular autoregulation and delays capillary response within hypoxic capillaries

Variable

Sham (n = 6)

CLP (n = 5)

p value

Weight (g)

162 ± 3.3

164.5 ± 1.5

NS

Cardiovascular and blood gases

 Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

103.6 ± 2.9

68.8 ± 3.9

<0.001

 Arterial PO2 (mmHg)

97.6 ± 5.4

108 ± 2.2

NS

 Arterial SO2 (%)

94.1 ± 2.5

92.7 ± 1.5

NS

 Arterial pCO2 (mmHg)

37.5 ± 2.9

34.9 ± 2.9

NS

 pH

7.43 ± 0.01

7.32 ± 0.03

<0.001

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.8 ± 0.3

14.9 ± 0.2

<0.001

Plasma metabolites

 Lactate (μM)

1.1 ± 0.1

2.1 ± 0.1

<0.001

 Arterial NOx (μM)

18.1 ± 1.5

42.6 ± 4.1

<0.001

  1. Values are mean ± SE. Normal rat hemoglobin (11.5–16.1 g/dL). CLP Cecal ligation and perforation, NOx NO2 + NO3, NS Nonsignificant, PCO2 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, PO2 Partial pressure of oxygen, SO2 Oxygen saturation