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. 2021 Jun 1;34:101437. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101437

Table 1.

Shows pulmonary artery catheter readings on admission and after volume optimization but while still on a small dose of norepinephrine.

PAC Variables (Normal PAC Values) Admission PAC readings PAC numbers after volume optimization
Right atrial pressure (mmHg) 10 0
Pulmonary artery pressure (mmHg)
Systolic 97 54
Diastolic 48 18
Mean 63 30
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure 17 12
Cardiac output 2.65 3.69
Cardiac index 1.62 2.27
Pulmonary vascular resistance-calculated (dyn/sec/cm−5) 1389 390
Systemic vascular resistance (dyn/sec/cm−5) 1680 2081
Mixed venous oxygen saturation 20 57