Table 1.

Arterial pH, blood gases, hematocrit, hemoglobin, and oxygen content

	Day 0		Day 4		Day 7
	Sham	AV fistula	Sham	AV fistula	Sham	AV fistula
pH	7.29 ± 0.02	7.29 ± 0.01	7.36 ± 0.01	7.36 ± 0.01	7.35 ± 0.01	7.35 ± 0.01†
Po2, mmHg	22 ± 2	22 ± 1	18 ± 1	18 ± 1	17 ± 1	17 ± 1
Pco2, mmHg	52 ± 1	52 ± 2	50 ± 1	50 ± 1	54 ± 1†	54 ± 2
Hematocrit, %	39 ± 2	39 ± 2	30 ± 2	36 ± 2*	34 ± 1	34 ± 1
Hemoglobin, ml/dl	13.7 ± 1.0	13.7 ± 0.7	10.7 ± 0.6	10.7 ± 0.6	10.9 ± 0.7	10.9 ± 0.6
Oxygen content, ml/dl	9.3 ± 1.1	9.3 ± 0.4	7.3 ± 0.9	7.3 ± 0.4	6.4 ± 0.6	6.4 ± 0.8

Values are means ± SE. AV, right carotid artery-jugular vein.

^*Different within-day from sham.

^†Different within group from day 4.