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. 2017 Feb 1;102(2):228–244. doi: 10.1113/EP085910

Table 1.

Responses of blood variables to heating and cooling in the experimental and control arms

Time (min)
Parameter Conditions Arm 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Haemoglobin (g l−1) Heating Experimental 144 ± 10 144 ± 9 143 ± 10 141 ± 11 143 ± 8 142 ± 9 143 ± 10
Control 144 ± 10 145 ± 8 145 ± 12 144 ± 12 143 ± 12 145 ± 11 145 ± 9
Cooling Experimental 147 ± 7 146 ± 7 145 ± 7 146 ± 7 148 ± 6 149 ± 7 149 ± 7
Control 149 ± 5 150 ± 6 150 ± 6 145 ± 13 150 ± 6 150 ± 5 150 ± 7
O2 saturation (%) Heating Experimental 55 ± 15 61 ± 19* 77 ± 10*† 75 ± 18*† 76 ± 17*† 82 ± 12*† 79 ± 11*†
Control 66 ± 10 61 ± 15 66 ± 15 66 ± 17 67 ± 8 70 ± 10 75 ± 10*†
Cooling Experimental 60 ± 11 52 ± 13 49 ± 16* 40 ± 13* 40 ± 12* 31 ± 11* 33 ± 11*
Control 55 ± 8 51 ± 6 47 ± 10* 51 ± 10 45 ± 6* 49 ± 4 49 ± 10
PO2 (mmHg) Heating Experimental 27 ± 7 35 ± 11 42 ± 9*† 45 ± 12*† 45 ± 13*† 51 ± 12*† 48 ± 14*†
Control 33 ± 6 31 ± 8 33 ± 9 34 ± 12 32 ± 5 35 ± 8 38 ± 9*†
Cooling Experimental 29 ± 6 23 ± 3* 21 ± 4* 16 ± 3* 16 ± 3* 14 ± 4* 13 ± 4*
Control 26 ± 3 25 ± 2 23 ± 4 25 ± 3 22 ± 2 24 ± 2 24 ± 3
PCO2 (mmHg) Heating Experimental 46 ± 5 46 ± 4 42 ± 4 45 ± 5 45 ± 4 43 ± 4 44 ± 4
Control 45 ± 5 46 ± 5 43 ± 6 42 ± 5 42 ± 4 43 ± 5 41 ± 4
Cooling Experimental 45 ± 4 43 ± 6 41 ± 6 39 ± 5* 39 ± 5* 41 ± 5 40 ± 4
Control 45 ± 5 46 ± 4 46 ± 4 44 ± 6 47 ± 4 46 ± 5 46 ± 5
pH Heating Experimental 7.41 ± 0.02 7.41 ± 0.02 7.41 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.02 7.40 ± 0.02 7.40 ± 0.02
Control 7.40 ± 0.04 7.40 ± 0.03 7.44 ± 0.06 7.41 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.42 ± 0.03
Cooling Experimental 7.41 ± 0.03 7.44 ± 0.04 7.44 ± 0.04 7.47 ± 0.05 7.47 ± 0.05 7.45 ± 0.04 7.44 ± 0.03
Control 7.41 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.03 7.40 ± 0.04
Lactate (mmol l−1) Heating Experimental 1.1 ± 0.3 1.0 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.4 0.8 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.3
Control 1.3 ± 0.3 1.2 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.5 1.0 ± 0.3 1.0 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.4
Cooling Experimental 1.1 ± 0.3 1.2 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.2
Control 1.3 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.3 1.2 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.3
Osmolality Heating Experimental 280 ± 3 279 ± 5 280 ± 5 280 ± 4 279 ± 5 279 ± 5 279 ± 5
(mosmol kg−1) Control 281 ± 3 280 ± 5 281 ± 5 281 ± 5 282 ± 4 281 ± 4 281 ± 4
Cooling Experimental 280 ± 4 280 ± 4 281 ± 5 280 ± 4 280 ± 4 280 ± 3 279 ± 4
Control 282 ± 3 282 ± 3 282 ± 3 283 ± 4 282 ± 3 282 ± 3 281 ± 3

Data are shown as means ± SD for eight subjects. Abbreviations: PCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; and PO2, partial pressure of oxygen. Note that pH, PO2 and PCO2 were corrected for blood temperature. *Different from baseline (0), P < 0.05. Different from respective cooling, P < 0.05.