Table I.

Systemic hemodynamic variables, blood gas analysis, mortality and functional capillary density at 24 h (data are given as mean ± SEM)

Parameter	Sham + saline N = 10	Sham + EP N = 10	ANP + saline N = 9	ANP + EP N = 13
MAP [mm Hg]	129 ±8	128 ±7	84 ±4*	118 ±8
HR [beat/min]	322 ±19	329 ±17	397 ±18	402 ±22
pH	7.36 ±0.04	7.36 ±0.03	7.3 ±0.04	7.31 ±0.03
pO2 [mm Hg]	108 ±4	105 ±4	82 ±3*	98 ±4
pCO2 [mm Hg]	34 ±4	33 ±3	37 ±3	38 ±4
Urine [ml/h]	0.7 ±0.1	0.7 ±0.1	0.3 ±0.1*	0.6 ±0.1
Death	0/10	0/10	7/16**	3/16**, *α
FCD [cm/cm²]	32 ±3	33 ±2	21 ±2*	28 ±2

ANP – acute necrotizing pancreatitis, EP – ethyl pyruvate, FCD – functional capillary density, HR – heart rate, MAP – mean arterial pressure.

^*p < 0.05, versus other groups

^*αp < 0.05 compared with ANP + saline group

^**p < 0.005 compared with sham groups.