Supplement of levosimendan to epinephrine improves initial resuscitation outcomes from asphyxial cardiac arrest

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 1 Baseline Values of Weight, Hemodynamic Metrics, and Blood Gas Values for group EL, group E and group L

	EL group (n = 10)	E group (n = 10)	L group (n = 10)	P value
Weight, g	320 ± 16	326 ± 12	332 ± 13	0.174
SBP, mmHg	113 ± 11	108 ± 7	114 ± 9	0.310
RPP, mmHg · beat · min⁻¹	50886 ± 6330	47889 ± 3750	47997 ± 5075	0.352
CPP, mmHg	72 ± 10	69 ± 9	73 ± 7	0.695
PH	7.39 ± 0.03	7.39 ± 0.04	7.37 ± 0.04	0.248
PaO₂, mmHg	369 ± 32	355 ± 40	389 ± 62	0.290
HCO₃ ⁻, mmol/L	22.6 ± 2.6	22.2 ± 2.3	24.2 ± 2.4	0.176
BE, mmol/L	−2.3 ± 3.1	−2.7 ± 2.1	−1.5 ± 2.1	0.550
Lactate, mmol/L	1.1 ± 0.5	1.2 ± 0.4	1.5 ± 0.3	0.074

Normally distributed data were given as mean ± SD. No statistical difference among the 3 groups. SBP indicates systolic blood pressure. RPP indicates rate-pressure product (systolic blood pressure × heart rate). CPP indicates coronary perfusion pressure. BE indicates base excess

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