Table 1.

Analysis of arterial blood gases, lactate, hematocrit, electrolytes and glucose levels

Groups	Sham		IO
	Baseline	24 h	Baseline	24 h
PaO2 (mmHg)	77 ± 2	69 ± 3	92 ± 2	91 ± 14
PaCO2 (mmHg)	48 ± 1	45 ± 1	44 ± 0	34 ± 7*
SO2 (%)	94 ± 1	93 ± 1	97 ± 0	95 ± 3
pH	7.35 ± 0.01	7.40 ± 0.01	7.36 ± 0.01	7.49 ± 0.05*
HCO3− (mmol/L)	25.9 ± 0.8	27.0 ± 0.4	24.1 ± 0.3	24.4 ± 2.9
Lactate (mmol/L)	2.4 ± 0.2	2.4 ± 0.2	2.3 ± 0.2	4.8 ± 0.3§
Hematocrit (%)	43 ± 1	40 ± 1	42 ± 1	45 ± 2
Sodium (mmol/L)	137 ± 5	143 ± 1	139 ± 3	136 ± 4
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.0 ± 0.2	3.6 ± 0.2	4.5 ± 0.3	5.0 ± 0.3*
Glucose (mg/dL)	91 ± 4	96 ± 3	96 ± 2	196 ± 15§

IO, intestinal obstruction and ischemia; Sham, laparotomy without IO. Data are presented as mean ± SEM for 5 to 7 animals.

^* P< 0.05;

^§ P< 0.001 vs. corresponding value in Sham group