Table 1.

Characteristics of the animal and experimental protocol.

Variable	Normovolemia	Hypovolemia	P =
Body weight [kg]	43.5 ± 1.4	43.1 ± 4.6	0.803
Total anesthesia time [min]	713 ± 52	738 ± 81	0.493
LPS total dose [μg]	178.6 ± 13.6	187.2 ± 25.8	0.422
Aspirated blood volume [ml]	0 ± 0	755 ± 80	≤ 0.001
Crystalloid infusion [ml kg−1]	47 ± 6	46 ± 10	0.847
Colloids [mlkg−1]	7 ± 6	8 ± 8	0.843
Norepinephrine [μg kg−1]	3 ± 5	52 ± 53	0.036
Cumulative urine output [mL]	945 ± 489	809 ± 303	0.514

Mean ± SD; significance was accepted at P < 0.05. Differences between the two groups were compared by Student's t-test.