Skip to main content
. 2021 Mar;42(3):264–269. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.3.20200575

Table 2.

- Analysis of vital signs.

Vital signs Beginning 10th min 30th min 60th min Extubation Postoperative
HR (beat/min)
  High-flow 94 ± 13 96 ± 11 89 ± 13 84 ± 12 78 ± 19 84 ± 15
  Low-flow 91 ± 17 86 ± 15 80 ± 15 84 ± 15 82 ± 14 79 ± 13
  P-value 0.366 0.035 0.074 0.772 0.499 0.188
SAP (mm Hg)
  High-flow 156 ± 21 136 ± 51 117 ± 17 124 ± 25 141 ± 36 139 ± 26
  Low-flow 142 ± 21 125 ± 30 114 ± 23 119 ± 20 129 ± 21 130 ± 19
  P-value 0.089 0.419 0.772 0.426 0.242 0.098
DAP (mm Hg)
  High-flow 94 ± 18 73 ± 17 68 ± 15 80 ± 23 81 ± 21 81 ± 20
  Low-flow 85 ± 17 74 ± 21 68 ± 18 74 ± 14 78 ± 17 76 ± 17
  P-value 0.151 0.781 0.894 0.267 0.587 0.267
MAP (mm Hg)
  High-flow 117 ± 19 92 ± 18 86 ± 13 93 ± 17 99 ± 24 102 ± 20
  Low-flow 110 ± 16 92 ± 3 85 ± 20 92 ± 16 98 ± 18 98 ± 16
  P-value 0.252   0.990 0.655 0.952 0.347
SPO2 (%)
  High-flow 95 ± 3 97 ± 3 98 ± 2 96 ± 4 94 ± 3 96 ± 5
  Low-flow 95 ± 4 97 ± 4 98 ± 2 98 ± 2 95 ± 3 97 ± 3
  P-value 0.496 0.835 0.639 0.669 0.133 0.370
EtCO2 (mm Hg)
  High-flow 36 ± 7 34 ± 4 34 ± 3 38 ± 4 36 ± 4 36 ± 5
  Low-flow 35 ± 7 34 ± 4 37 ± 5 38 ± 5 35 ± 2 37 ± 5
  P-value 0.838 0.904 0.173 0.913 0.405 0.673

SpO2: peripheral oxygen saturation, HR: heart rate, SAP: full meaning, MAP: full meaning, EtCO2: end-tidal carbon dioxide