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. 2015 Jan 19;19(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0732-5

Table 2.

Cardiovascular variables in pressure responders and pressure nonresponders, expressed as median (25th to 75th percentiles) or mean (SD)

Before After
HR (beats/min)
Responders 84 (15)a 83 (15)a
Nonresponders 95 (17) 95 (18)
SAP (mm Hg)
Responders 119 (12) 94 (11)a, b
Nonresponders 119 (13) 116 (14)b
DAP (mm Hg)
Responders 56 (4) 45 (5)a, b
Nonresponders 59 (13) 57 (13)b
PP (mm Hg)
Responders 63 (10) 50 (8)a, b
Nonresponders 60 (12) 58 (11)
MAP (mm Hg)
Responders 77 (6) 61 (6)a, b
Nonresponders 79 (12) 77 (12)b
CVP (mm Hg)
Responders 11 (5) 11 (5)
Nonresponders 11 (5) 11 (5)
ΔrespSV (%)
Responders 8 (6–15) 10 (8–15)
Nonresponders 10 (7–13) 10 (7–15)
ΔrespPP (%)
Responders 7 (4–11) 9 (5–12)
Nonresponders 10 (8–14) 10 (5–15)
Ea dyn
Responders 0.75 (0.69-0.85)a 0.79 (0.67-1.04)
Nonresponders 1 (0.83-1.22) 0.9 (0.74-1.07)b
Arterial compliance (ml/mm Hg)
Responders 1.2 (0.93-1.5) 1.5 (1.2-1.8)a, b
Nonresponders 0.98 (0.86-1.3) 1.1 (0.9-1.3)
SV (ml)
Responders 70 (58–101) 67 (57–95)
Nonresponders 60 (53–75) 63 (53–77)
CO (L/min)
Responders 6.2 (1.3) 6 (1.4)
Nonresponders 6.1 (1.8) 6.05 (1.8)
GEDV (ml)
Responders 1,367 (361) 1,313 (334)
Nonresponders 1,371 (329) 1,375 (350)
SVR (Dyn/s/cm −3 )
Responders 891 (222) 703 (194)a, b
Nonresponders 963 (377) 942 (359)
CFI (L/min)
Responders 4.7 (1.1) 4.7 (1.1)
Nonresponders 4.6 (1.4) 4.5 (1.3)

CO, cardiac output; CFI, cardiac function index; ΔrespSV, respiratory Stroke Volume variation; ΔrespPP, respiratory pulse pressure variation; DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; Ea: arterial elastance; Ea dyn: dynamic arterial elastance; GEDV, global end-diastolic volume; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PLR, passive leg raising; PP, pulse pressure; SAP, systolic arterial pressure; SV, stroke volume. a P < 0.05 between groups, b P < 0.05 within groups.