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Table 1 Characteristics of the experimental groups

From: Effects of hypertonic saline and mannitol on cortical cerebral microcirculation in a rabbit craniotomy model

 

Group HTS (n = 8)

Group MTL (n = 8)

P

Weight (kg)

2.382 ± 0.227

2.363 ± 0.159

0.8415

Sex (male:female)

3:5

5:3

0.6193

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

66.3 ± 4.9

65.2 ± 5.9

0.6951

Heart rate (beats/min)

189 ± 14

204 ± 7

0.0230

Temperature (°C)

39.2 ± 0.6

38.9 ± 0.6

0.3837

pH

7.36 ± 0.05

7.35 ± 0.10

0.7662

PaCO2 (kPa)

6.91 ± 0.89

7.21 ± 2.62

0.7655

PaO2 (kPa)

21.2 ± 8.2

21.0 ± 8.9

0.9613

HCO3- (mmol/l)

29.4 ± 2.2

29.0 ± 4.4

0.8158

Hemoglobin (g/l)

105 ± 4

105 ± 8

0.9076

  1. Weight, sex, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, temperature, blood gases, and hemoglobin values after initiating mechanical ventilation. HTS, hypertonic saline; MTL, mannitol
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BMC Anesthesiology

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