Table 3.

Group ‘B’ (Therapy guided with gastric tonometer findings) (S= survivors, NS= non survivors, all mean values)

Measured parameters	Mean value (zero hours)	Response to therapy (12 hours)		Response to therapy (24 hours)
S	NS	S	NS
Heart rate (per minute)	107.2 ± 4	102.4	108.5 ± 9	104	110 ± 10
MAP (mm Hg)	75.7 ± 5.5	87.5	62.3 ± 3.5	88.6	61.8 ± 3
Temperature	100.6 ± 0.75	100.2	102.8 ± 0.55	99.5	102.2 ± 0.55
White cell count	12600 ± 1500	1300	13500	10500	14000
PgCo2	45.8	43.5	59.2	40.5	62.4
pHi	7.28	7.34	7.19	7.35	7.20
EtCO2	35.6	33.5	39.0	34.5	40.0
PgCO2-EtCO2	10.2	9.5	20.2	8.5	22.4

(Temp=°F, white cell count =per cu mm, PgCO₂ and EtCO₂=mm Hg)