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. 2012 Apr;76(2):99–108.

Table II.

Mean ± standard deviation respiratory and metabolic variables and change in plasma and blood volume in 6 anesthetized dogs with 3% end-tidal isoflurane (ETI) to decrease arterial blood pressure (ABP) and cardiac index (CI) and treated for 1 h with 1 mL/kg bodyweight per min of an isotonic solution while at 3% ETI for the first 45 min and then lowered towards 1.6% ETI for the last 15 min of treatment

Variables Baseline (1.0 MAC) Deep anesthesia (2.3 MAC) Fluid therapy

30 min (2.3 MAC) 60 min (1.2 MAC)
End-tidal CO2 (mmHg) 38 ± 2a 36 ± 3a 37 ± 3a 43 ± 4b
Arterial pH 7.395 ± 0.033a 7.403 ± 0.034a 7.379 ± 0.035a 7.345 ± 0.043b
PacO2 (mmHg) 38 ± 3a 36 ± 2a 39 ± 4a 44 ± 5b
PaO2 (mmHg) 583 ± 41a 584 ± 29a 620 ± 16b 627 ± 17b
Arterial HCO3 (mEq/L) 24 ± 1.5a,c 23 ± 1.8b 23 ± 1.9a,b 24 ± 1.9c
Arterial base deficit (mEq/L) −1.8 ± 1.8a −2.4 ± 2.1a −2.5 ± 1.9a −1.7 ± 2.1a
Arterial lactate (mmol/L) 1.3 ± 0.6a 1.5 ± 0.7a 1.5 ± 0.7a 1.5 ± 0.7a
SaO2 (%) 99.1 ± 0.1a 99.1 ± 0.1a 99.2 ± 0.1a 99.1 ± 0.1a
Central venous pH 7.355 ± 0.027a,b 7.352 ± 0.034a,b 7.332 ± 0.031a 7.318 ± 0.036b
Central venous CO2 (mmHg) 45 ± 4a 45 ± 3a 47 ± 5a 49 ± 4b
Central venous O2 (mmHg) 78 ± 16a,b 53 ± 8a 64 ± 31a 109 ± 68b
Central venous HCO3 (mEq/L) 25 ± 2.1a,b 25 ± 1.1a,b 25 ± 1.7a 26 ± 1.2b
Central venous base deficit (mEq/L) −0.9 ± 2.1a −0.8 ± 1.6a −1.2 ± 1.5a −1.0 ± 1.5a
Central venous lactate (mmol/L) 1.5 ± 0.7a 1.4 ± 0.7a 1.5 ± 0.7a 1.5 ± 0.7a
ScvO2 (%) 93.8 ± 5.1a 81.6 ± 9.3b 80.3 ± 18.0b 94.7 ± 5.5a
VO2 (mL O2/kg per minute) 4.1 ± 1.5a 4.6 ± 1.2a 4.8 ± 2.1a 5.0 ± 1.3a
DO2 (mL O2/kg per minute) 33.1 ± 7.6a 19.0 ± 6.3b 20.0 ± 7.9b 37.5 ± 11.9a
ERO2 (%) 12 ± 4.7a 25 ± 7.4b 27 ± 15.9b 14 ± 5.1a
CaO2 (mL/L) 20.8 ± 1.4a 19.8 ± 1.4b 16.3 ± 1.2c 15.7 ± 1.5d
CcvO2 (mL/L) 18.2 ± 2.0a 14.9 ± 1.7b 11.7 ± 2.5c 13.5 ± 1.2c
Hb (g/dL) 14.3 ± 1.1a 13.6 ± 1.0b 10.8 ± 0.9c 10.4 ± 1.2d
PCV (%) 40 ± 4a 37 ± 2b 31 ± 3c 28 ± 3d
Change in plasma volume (%) ND 13*,a 41§,b 49§,c
Change in blood volume (%) ND 8*,a 19§,b 32§,c
TP (g/dL) 5.3 ± 0.4a 5.0 ± 0.3b 3.8 ± 0.3c 3.3 ± 0.4d
COP (mmHg) 19.5 ± 2.2a 16.4 ± 1.7b 10.7 ± 0.7c 9.8 ± 0.9d
Na+ (mEq/L) 144 ± 1.0a 143 ± 1.0b 141 ± 0.5c 141 ± 1.0c
K+ (mEq/L) 3.8 ± 0.1a 4.2 ± 0.1b,c 4.2 ± 0.3b 4.4 ± 0.4c
Cl (mEq/L) 116 ± 2a 116 ± 2a 115 ± 1a 113 ± 2b
Ca2+ (mEq/L) 1.29 ± 0.03a 1.25 ± 0.03b 1.12 ± 0.02c 1.10 ± 0.03d
*

Compared to baseline at 1.0 MAC.

§

Compared to 2.3 MAC without fluids.

a,b,c,d

Different superscript letters within a row indicate significant (P < 0.05) differences between values in that row.

MAC — Minimum alveolar concentration; CO2 — Carbon dioxide; mm/Hg — Millimeters of mercury; PaCO2 — Arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO2 — Arterial partial pressure of oxygen; SaO2 — Saturation of hemoglobin in arterial blood; O2 — oxygen; HCO3 — Bicarbonate ion; ScvO2 — Saturation of hemoglobin in central-venous blood; VO2 — oxygen consumption; DO2 — oxygen delivery; ERO2 — oxygen extraction ratio; CaO2 — Arterial oxygen content; CcvO2 — Central-venous oxygen content; Hb — Hemoglobin; PCV — Packed cell volume; TP — Total protein; COP — Colloid osmotic pressure; Na+ — Sodium ion; K+ — Potassium ion; CI — Cardiac index; Ca2+ — Calcium ion.