Effect of sevoflurane on systemic and cerebral circulation, cerebral autoregulation and CO2 reactivity

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 1 Hemodynamic parameters during the course of the study

	ETCO₂ 40	ETCO₂ 35	ETCO₂ 30	p
Tidal volume	516 (64)	550 (63)^‡‡‡	570 (88)^‡‡‡	p < 0.001
Respiratory rate	9 (2)^†††	12 (13) ^‡‡‡	15 (3)^{‡‡‡, †††}	p < 0.001
BIS	42 (2)	42 (1)	42 (2)	p = 0.75

Data are presented as mean (SD) *: Significant difference compared to preoperative values ^‡: Significant difference compared to EtCO₂ 40 values ^†: Significant difference compared to EtCO₂ 35 values, ^#: Significant difference compared to EtCO₂ 30 values, *^{, †, #, ‡} indicates p < 0.05; **^{, ††, ##, ‡‡} indicates p < 0.01; ***^{, †††, ###, ‡‡‡} indicates p < 0.001

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