Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Assessment of renal hemodynamic toxicity of fluid challenge with 0.9% NaCl compared to balanced crystalloid (PlasmaLyte®) in a rat model with severe sepsis

 

0.9% NaCl

n = 20

PlasmaLyte®

n = 20

p

Weight (g)

291 ± 24

293 ± 25

0.80

Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)

 T0

129 ± 9

126 ± 9

0.30

 T1

88 ± 2

86 ± 3

0.17

Mean carotid arterial blood flow (mL/min)

 T0

2.9 ± 0.9

3.0 ± 1.0

0.61

 T1

1.8 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 0.5

0.48

Mean renal arterial blood flow (mL/min)

 T0

2.6 ± 1.3

2.1 ± 1.0

0.27

 T1

3.0 ± 1.1

2.4 ± 1.2

0.19

Hypotension occurrence delays (min)

176 ± 91

177 ± 74

0.96

T0 urine concentrations (mmol/L)

 Sodium

93 ± 29

88 ± 37

0.52

 Chloride

162 ± 56

148 ± 70

0.5

 Potassium

172 ± 68

164 ± 66

0.77

 BUN

516 ± 144

510 ± 191

0.82

 Creatinine

6.0 ± 1.9

6.0 ± 2.9

0.63