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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Feb 2.
Published in final edited form as: Anesth Analg. 2004 Jul;99(1):207–211. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000121308.26125.b0

Table 2.

Hemodynamic Responses during the Carbon Dioxide Study.

30 mmHg EtPCO2 50 mmHg EtPCO2 P
Heart Rate (beats per min) 110 ± 18 118 ± 19 0.27
Arterial Pressure (mmHg)
          Systolic 82 ± 10 82 ± 8 0.71
         Diastolic 51 ± 15 47 ± 12 0.27
          Mean 63 ± 13 61 ± 10 0.439
Pulmonary Artery Pressure (mmHg)
          Systolic 21 ± 13 25 ± 5 0.005
         Diastolic 13 ± 3 16 ± 4 0.002
          Mean 17 ± 3 10 ± 4 0.002
Wedge Pressure (mmHg) 8 ± 2 8 ± 3 0.75
Central Venous Pressure (mmHg) 7 ± 2 6 ± 3 0.29
Cardiac Output (L/min) 2.7 ± 0.6 3.7 ± 0.6 0.001
Cardiac Index (l/min/m2) 2.9 ± 0.6 3.9 ± 0.6 <0.001
Stroke Volume (ml) 25.8 ± 5.5 31.5 ± 6.8 0.004
Systemic Vascular Resistance (Dynes) 1612 ± 329 1167 ± 195 <0.001
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (Dynes) 276 ± 82 292 ± 109 0.63

The fraction of administered oxygen was 30%. Results presented as means ± SDs.