Table 1.

Effects of increasing doses of propofol on systemic hemodynamics in rats

	Baseline	400 µg/(kg·min)	600 µg/(kg·min)	800 µg/(kg·min)
HR	367±47	374±37	329±39*	323±35*
MAP	121±8	120±7	110±5	99±4*
PaO2	104±9	102±8	103±9	98±5
PaCO2	31±1	30±1	34±2	35±1*

Data are expressed as mean ±. (n = 6). HR: heart rate, MAP: mean arterial blood pressure. Data analyzed by one-way ANOVA for comparison

^*P<0.05 as compared to baseline