Table-3.
Vital parameters, venous blood gas values, lactate, and electrolytes before (pre) and after (post) rehydration with acetated (STERO) or lactated (RL) rehydration fluids in 90 dogs compared with t-test.
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| Pre | Post | p-value | Pre | Post | p-value | |
| Heart rate (/min) | 127±22 | 113±18 | <0.001* | 122±23 | 115±20 | 0.090 |
| Temperature (°C) | 38.3±0.7 | 38.2±0.6 | 0.497 | 38.4±1.0 | 38.4±0.8 | 0.874 |
| pH | 7.40±0.08 | 7.41±0.05 | 0.155 | 7.40±0.07 | 7.40±0.07 | 0.802 |
| CO2 (kPa) | 37.2±5.4 | 37.1±5.3 | 0.909 | 34.5±5.4 | 35.3±6.3 | 0.230 |
| Bicarbonate (mmol/l) | 21.3±4.6 | 21.8±3.7 | 0.309 | 19.8±3.8 | 19.9±3.5 | 0.761 |
| Base excess | −1.6±5.0 | −0.8±3.6 | 0.146 | −2.6±3.7 | −2.4±3.7 | 0.698 |
| Anion gap | 23.8±4.7 | 24.3±4.0 | 0.345 | 25.0±3.7 | 24.9±3.2 | 0.700 |
| Lactate (mmol/l) | 3.2±2.2 | 1.7±0.8 | <0.001* | 2.6±1.6 | 1.9±1.0 | 0.014* |
| Sodium (mmol/l) | 156±5 | 160±4 | <0.001* | 156±4.9 | 158±4.0 | 0.002* |
| Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.8±0.6 | 3.8±0.6 | 0.783 | 3.9±0.4 | 3.9±0.4 | 0.833 |
| Chloride (mmol/l) | 115±4 | 117±3 | <0.001* | 116±3 | 118±3 | <0.001* |
Statistically significant at p≤0.05