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. 2021 Jan 7;25:21. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03445-w

Table 4.

Arterial-venous gas parameters and lactate. Comparison H0–H6

H0 H6 ∆ H0–H6
(H6–H0)
p value
pH 7.34 (7.30; 7.39) 7.36 (7.31; 7.40) 0.01 (− 0.09; 0.02) 1.00
PaCO2 (mmHg) 34.4 (32.0; 36.0) 32.4 (26.2; 36.0) − 3.3 (− 6.0; 6.4) 0.84
PvCO2 (mmHg) 37.4 (26.4; 42.0) 39.0 (36.5; 41.0) − 0.9 (− 1.0; 2.9) 1.00
Delta PCO2 (mmHg) 6.0 (4.0;7.3) 6.0 (5.3;10.0) 4.0 (− 2.0; 6.3) 0.31
SaO2 (%) 95.9 (94.3; 98.0) 96.9 (94.2; 98.0) 0.5 (− 0.7; 1.0) 0.62
Lactate (mmol/L) 2.2 (1.5; 4.8) 2.4 (1.5; 4.5) − 0.1 (− 0.3; 0.2) 0.69

PaCO2 normal arterial partial tension, PvCO2 mixed venous carbon dioxide tension, Delta PCO2 PvCO2–PaCO2, SaO2 oxygen saturation