Table 2.

Venous blood gas and hemoglobin parameters during Protocol 1

	pH	pO2, mmHg	pCO2, mmHg	CtO2, ml/dl	CtCO2, ml/dl	FO2Hb, %	VO2, ml/min	Hct, %	tHb, g/dl
Protocol 1 (n = 7)
Rest	7.36 ± 0.01	29.3 ± 1.8	45.5 ± 1.1	10.9 ± 1.1	27.1 ± 0.6	52.6 ± 4.3	2.2 ± 0.4	43.0 ± 1.9	14.6 ± 0.7
50 mmHg	7.38 ± 0.01	31.0 ± 2.4	45.3 ± 1.1	11.3 ± 1.5	26.8 ± 0.4	54.2 ± 5.7	2.7 ± 0.4	42.9 ± 2.0	14.6 ± 0.7
100 mmHg	7.36 ± 0.01	32.1 ± 2.1	44.8 ± 0.9	11.4 ± 1.3	26.0 ± 0.5	55.0 ± 4.7	2.7 ± 0.4	42.6 ± 2.1	14.6 ± 0.7
200 mmHg	7.37 ± 0.01	35.3 ± 1.8*†‡	44.5 ± 1.2	12.8 ± 1.2	26.2 ± 0.6	61.4 ± 3.6‡	3.0 ± 0.4	43.1 ± 2.2‡	14.8 ± 0.7

Values are means ± SE. p, partial pressure; Ct, content; F, fraction; Hb, hemoglobin; VO₂, oxygen consumption; Hct, hematocrit; t, total.

^*P < 0.05 vs. Rest;

^†P < 0.05 vs. 50;

^‡P < 0.05 vs. 100 mmHg.