Short-term effects of passive mobilization on the sublingual microcirculation and on the systemic circulation in patients with septic shock

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Systemic hemodynamic and ventilation variables at baseline and after exercise

Variable	Baseline	After exercise	p value
HR (bpm)	95.6 ± 22.0	93.8 ± 22.0	0.040
MAP (mmHg)	75.0 (71.0–85.0)	74.0 (69.0–84.0)	0.859
CVP (mmHg)	9.3 ± 3.6	8.7 ± 3.2	0.077
CI (L/min m²)	2.5 (1.7–3.6)	2.5 (1.7–3.3)	0.930
Lactate (mg/dL)	15.0 (12.0–24.0)	15.5 (11.7–23.5)	0.554
SvcO₂ (%)	73.4 ± 8.6	72.8 ± 9.3	0.315
∆PCO₂ (torr)	5.3 ± 1.7	5.0 ± 2.1	0.450
Body temperature, (°C)	36.9 ± 1.1	36.7 ± 1.2	0.002
PaO₂ (torr)	91.0 (78.5–99.7)	93.3 (75.9–102.2)	0.973
PaCO₂ (torr)	40.1 (33.9–45.7)	39.7 (32.8–48.2)	0.977
Hb (g/dL)	9.7 (8.7–11.8)	10.2 (8.6–11.9)	0.493
BE	−4.2 ± 5.4	−4.0 ± 5.6	0.297

The results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or the median (25–75%). Paired t test or paired Wilcoxon test
HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; CVP, central venous pressure; CI, cardiac index; SvcO₂, central venous oxygen saturation; ∆PCO₂, carbon dioxide venoarterial gradient; PaO₂, arterial oxygen partial pressure; PaCO₂, carbon dioxide partial pressure; Hb, hemoglobin; BE, base excess