Table 2.
Clinical and laboratory data of patients before and after the neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) session
| |
HF protocol (n = 17) |
MF protocol (n = 14) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before NMES | After NMES | P | Before NMES | After NMES | P | |
| Hemodynamic parameters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Systolic BP (mmHg) |
125 ± 19 |
130 ± 18 |
0.17 |
128 ± 19 |
135 ± 25 |
0.06 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
71 ± 11 |
74 ± 12 |
0.19 |
62 ± 9 |
65 ± 11 |
0.25 |
| Heart rate (min-1) |
97 ± 14 |
100 ± 17 |
0.18 |
93 ± 19 |
100 ± 18 |
0.01 |
| Respiratory parameters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Respiratory rate (min-1) |
22 ± 7 |
23 ± 6 |
0.4 |
22 ± 6 |
25 ± 9 |
0.04 |
| SpO2 (%) |
98 ± 1 |
98 ± 2 |
0.5 |
98 ± 1 |
98 ± 2 |
0.3 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) |
125 ± 39 |
121 ± 40 |
0.1 |
128 ± 30 |
121 ± 28 |
0.2 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) |
36 ± 4 |
36 ± 9 |
0.9 |
36 ± 9 |
32 ± 3 |
0.6 |
| ScvO2 (%) |
74 ± 8 |
77 ± 6 |
0.08 |
78 ± 7 |
79 ± 5 |
0.6 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Temperature (°C) |
37.1 ± 1.5 |
37.2 ± 1.5 |
0.5 |
37.7 ± 1,1 |
37.5 ± 1,1 |
0.04 |
| Lactate (mEq/mL) | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.06 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 0.007 |
HF, high frequency; MF, medium frequency; PaCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood; PaO2, partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood; SpO2, oxygen saturation; ScvO2, central venous oxygen saturation.