Skip to main content

Table 2 Intestinal and renal hemodynamics, oxygen transport, and perfusion variables

From: Effects of norepinephrine on tissue perfusion in a sheep model of intra-abdominal hypertension

   

Abdominal hypertension

  

Basal

60′

120′

Superior mesenteric artery blood flow (mL.min−1.kg−1)

IAH control

392 ± 154

524 ± 302

522 ± 362

IAH norepinephrine

445 ± 318

633 ± 383

634 ± 401

Sham

405 ± 115

449 ± 88

448 ± 108

Intestinal oxygen transport (mL.min−1.kg−1)

IAH control

45.2 ± 16.5

44.9 ± 24.6

43.5 ± 30.9

IAH norepinephrine

49.4 ± 37.4

44.6 ± 32.7

45.3 ± 33.8

Sham

38.6 ± 9.6

39.2 ± 11.4

37.8 ± 10.7

Intestinal oxygen consumption (mL.min−1.kg−1)

IAH control

16.9 ± 5.1

20.7 ± 10.8

15.8 ± 11.0

IAH norepinephrine

17.9 ± 10.7

23.5 ± 13.4

23.7 ± 12.5

Sham

14.8 ± 5.9

15.9 ± 7.0

15.8 ± 6.3

Intramucosal-arterial PCO2 (mm Hg)

IAH control

7 ± 6

9 ± 6

8 ± 5

IAH norepinephrine

11 ± 7

12 ± 5

12 ± 8

Sham

4 ± 4

4 ± 6

3 ± 5

Renal filtration gradient (mm Hg)

IAH control

83 ± 12

35 ± 5

29 ± 11

IAH norepinephrine

81 ± 7

33 ± 9

53 ± 11*

Sham

76 ± 13

87 ± 14*

87 ± 15*

Renal blood flow (mL.min−1.kg−1)

IAH control

1,906 ± 517

943 ± 416

869 ± 545

IAH norepinephrine

1,905 ± 729

552 ± 359

620 ± 317

Sham

1,890 ± 639

1,729 ± 510*

1,678 ± 569*

Renal oxygen transport (mL.min−1.kg−1)

IAH control

222 ± 64

81 ± 34

75 ± 43

IAH norepinephrine

214 ± 01

38 ± 28

45 ± 29

Sham

183 ± 58

147 ± 37*

144 ± 54*

Urinary output (mL.h−1.kg−1)

IAH control

1.2 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

IAH norepinephrine

1.1 ± 0.5

0.4 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.1

Sham

1.3 ± 0.6

0.9 ± 0.5*

1.0 ± 0.6*

  1. *P < 0.05 vs. the other groups.