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Table 4 Measurements of PaO2, medullary oxygen tension and urinary oxygen tension under different FiO2 settings obtained in the experimental study using healthy adult sheep

From: Effects of changes in inspired oxygen fraction on urinary oxygen tension measurements

Variable

0.21 FiO2

0.40 FiO2

0.60 FiO2

1.00 FiO2

p-value

Medullary oxygen tension, mmHg

25.3 [15.3, 30.5]

28.3 [15.9, 43.4]

33.4 [22.6, 45.0]

40.0 [34.9, 46.8]

0.087

Urinary oxygen tension, mmHg

25.5 [21.6, 32.6]

30.0 [27.4, 33.6]

59.4 [36.5, 66.0]

87.9 [66.1, 99.8]

< 0.001

PaO2, mmHg

54.5 [51.3, 74.4]

209 [181, 223]

303 [282, 306]

510 [499, 525]

< 0.001

  1. PaO2: end-tidal carbon dioxide; MV: mechanical ventilation