Fig. 1.
Experimental protocol including rapid hemorrhagic shock and 6 min normothermic cardiac arrest (CA), followed by emergency preservation and resuscitation (EPR) using ice-cold (IC) or room-temperature (RT) aortic flush and resuscitation with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Bold solid line, mean arterial pressure (MAP) in IC and RT groups; dotted line, temperature in IC group; thin solid line, temperature in RT groups; dashed line; MAP and temperature in sham and CPB control groups.