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Table 2 Blood gases, hemodynamic, ventilation, and metabolic parameters before and after hyperventilation

From: Acute hyperventilation increases the central venous-to-arterial PCO2 difference in stable septic shock patients

 

Baseline

Hyperventilation

p value

PaCO2 [median (IQR), mmHg]

44 [41–48]

34 [30–38]

<0.001

PcvCO2 [median (IQR), mmHg]

49 [46–53]

42 [38–44]

<0.001

∆PCO2 (mean ± SD, mmHg)

4.7 ± 1.0

7.0 ± 2.6

<0.001

∆PCO2 ≤ 6 mmHg [n (%)]

17 (94.4)

8 (44.4)

0.004

Arterial pH (mean ± SD)

7.35 ± 0.07

7.42 ± 0.09

<0.001

Central venous pH (mean ± SD)

7.33 ± 0.07

7.39 ± 0.08

<0.001

Bicarbonate (mean ± SD, mmol/L)

25.6 ± 1.8

24.9 ± 1.6

<0.001

Base excess (mean ± SD, mmol/L)

0.1 ± 2.1

0.6 ± 2.1

0.002

PaO2/FiO2 (mean ± SD, mmHg)

210 ± 88

205 ± 92

0.64

CI (mean ± SD, L/min/m2)

3.03 ± 0.79

3.00 ± 0.78

0.27

Heart rate [median (IQR), beats/min]

85 [79–90]

86 [78–88]

0.70

Stroke index (mean ± SD, mL/m2)

36.2 ± 10.1

35.4 ± 10.3

0.25

MAP (mean ± SD, mmHg)

77 ± 8

79 ± 10

0.10

ScvO2 (mean ± SD, %)

73 ± 6

67 ± 8

<0.001

DO2 (mean ± SD, mL/min/m2)

396 ± 121

395 ± 114

0.62

VO2 [median (IQR), mL/min/m2]

93 [76–105]

112 [95–134]

0.002

OE (mean ± SD, %)

24.5 ± 5.8

31.4 ± 8.1

<0.001

Lactate (mean ± SD, mmol/L)

1.15 ± 0.47

1.35 ± 0.50

<0.001

SVRI (mean ± SD, dynes s/m2/cm5)

1645 ± 379

1940 ± 464

<0.001

Tidal volume [median (IQR), mL]

455 [430–500]

450 [430–500]

0.08

Respiratory rate [median (IQR), breaths/min]

20 [18–20]

30 [28–30]

<0.001

Minute ventilation (mean ± SD, L/min)

8.3 ± 1.6

12.6 ± 2.2

<0.001

Plateau pressure (mean ± SD, cm H2O)

23.5 ± 3.7

23.1 ± 4.7

0.60

Temperature (mean ± SD, °C)

37.1 ± 0.6

37.2 ± 0.6

0.21

  1. PaCO2, partial arterial carbon dioxide tension; ∆PCO2, venous–arterial carbon dioxide tension difference; PaO2, partial arterial oxygen tension; FiO2, fractional inspired oxygen level; CI, cardiac index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; ScvO2, central venous oxygen saturation; DO2, oxygen delivery; VO2, oxygen consumption; OE, oxygen extraction; SVRI, systemic vascular resistance index; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation