Table 2 Gas exchange, acid-base balance and glucose

Arterial pH

 Sham

7.46 (7.44; 7.46)

7.43 (7.42; 7.45)

7.44 (7.44; 7.46)

 Sepsis

7.45 (7.43; 7.48)

7.46 (7.40; 7.48)

7.35 (7.19; 7.42)^*,**

PaCO₂ (mmHg)

 Sham

35 (35; 39)

37 (34; 38)

35 (33; 36)

 Sepsis

38 (34; 40)

38 (33; 40)

38 (33; 42)

PaO₂ (mmHg)

 Sham

158 (142; 180)

160 (144; 185)

159 (138; 178)

 Sepsis

170 (161; 183)

155 (129; 163)

110 (71; 144)^*,**

Horowitz index (mmHg)

 Sham

495 (429; 536)

484 (436; 552)

484 (425; 528)

 Sepsis

550 (489; 574)

477 (382; 505)

225 (75; 388)^*,**

Glucose (mg/dl)

 Sham

128 (114; 141)

74 (69; 131)^*

77 (72; 125)

 Sepsis

115 (89; 119)

76 (65; 96)^*

87 (72; 123)

Lactate (mmol/l)

 Sham

1.4 (1.0; 1.6)

0.6 (0.4; 1.0)

0.6 (0.6; 1.2)

 Sepsis

0.8 (0.6; 1.5)

1.0 (0.7; 1.7)

4.3 (1.9; 8.6)^{*, **}

Base excess (mmol/l)

 Sham

1.1 (0.8; 1.8)

-0.3 (-0.7; 0.7)^*

-0.1 (-1.5; 0.7)

 Sepsis

1.5 (0.4; 2.3)

1.7 (-0.7; 4.6)

-5.0 (-12.0; -2.9)^{*, **}