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Table 3 Arterial blood gas analysis before, during, and after active intrathoracic pressure regulation use

From: Intrathoracic pressure regulation therapy applied to ventilated patients for treatment of compromised cerebral perfusion from brain injury

 

Before aIPR

During aIPR

After aIPR

pH

7.4 ± 0

7.5 ± 0

7.4 ± 0

PaCO2

34.9 ± 6.1

31.2 ± 5.2

32.5 ± 5.7

PaO2

105 ± 29

104 ± 36

108 ± 36

HCO3−

22.1 ± 2.5

21.7 ± 2.2

21.4 ± 2.0

Base excess

−2.1 ± 2.5

−1.4 ± −2.8 *

−2.8 ± 2.4

SaO2

94.5 ± 3.5

95.5 ± 0.7

95.5 ± 2.1

  1. aIPR active intrathoracic pressure regulation, HCO3− bicarbonate, PaCO 2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood, PaO 2 partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, SaO 2 arterial oxygen saturation, * p = 0.02 between “before active intrathoracic pressure regulation” versus “during active intrathoracic pressure regulation”
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Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 1752-1947