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Table 3 Arterial Blood Gas Parameters at 60 min

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

 

EL group (n = 10)

E group (n = 10)

L group (n = 10)

P value

PH

7.32 ± 0.02*#

7.06 ± 0.24

7.14 ± 0.18

0.01

PaO2, mmHg

173 ± 33**

91 ± 27

93 ± 85

0.008

HCO3 , mmol/L

21.6 ± 1.6**

14.3 ± 5.1

19.0 ± 4.0

0.001

BE, mmol/L

−4.6 ± 1.7**#

−16.5 ± 8.3

−10.1 ± 4.5

0.001

Lactate, mmol/L

1.1 ± 0.5*##

8.0 ± 6.2

8.7 ± 4.0

0.002

  1. Normal distributed data are given as mean ± SD. The EL, E and L groups demonstrated differences in blood gas values. The pH, PaO2, HCO3 and BE values in the EL group were higher than that in the E group (PH: EL vs. E, P = 0.021; PaO2: EL vs. E, P < 0.001; HCO3 : EL vs. E, P = 0.004; BE: EL vs. E, P = 0.004). The PH and BE values in the EL group were higher than that in the L group (PH: EL vs. L, P = 0.024; BE: EL vs. L, P = 0.01). The blood lactate value in the EL group were lower than that of the E or L group (EL vs. E, P = 0.018; EL vs. L, P = 0.001). There were no differences between EL group and L group in the PaO2 and HCO3 values (P > 0.05). * P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, versus group E; # P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01, versus group L. BE indicates base excess