Table 1.

Group characteristics

		Control	Moderate	Severe
HR	Baseline	142 ± 6	164 ± 9	177 ± 9*
	Post Tx	145 ± 7	192 ± 18	227 ± 26*
	Stable	150 ± 5	205 ± 13	236 ± 21**
MBP	Baseline	80.8 ± 3.4	69.5 ± 4.4	84.5 ± 5.6
	Post Tx	78.3 ± 2.1	68.4 ± 4.8	64.7 ± 7.2
	Stable	75.2 ± 3.9	68.8 ± 6.5	53.4 ± 5.6*
CVP	Baseline	8.8 ± 0.2	10.0 ± 1.1	8.2 ± 0.4
	Post Tx	8.8 ± 0.2	10.2 ± 1.5	7.0 ± 1.1
	Stable	9.0 ± 0.58	9.0 ± 0.84	8.0 ± 0.71

Note: Heart rate (HR, bpm), mean blood pressure (MBP, mm Hg), and central venous pressure (CVP) measured at baseline, 1 h posttreatment and at the stabilized timepoint at end of study, represented as mean ± SE for each group (N = 5).

^* P  < .05;

^** P  < .01 compared with the control group.