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Table 3 Respiratory mechanics

From: Mild hypothermia combined with dexmedetomidine reduced brain, lung, and kidney damage in experimental acute focal ischemic stroke

Parameter

Group

T0

T1

T2

T3

Group effect

Time effect

Group vs. time effect

VT (mL/kg)

    

p = 0.246

p = 0.132

p = 0.174

NORMO

DEX

6.67 (5.91–7.12)

6.67 (6.21–7.12)

6.90 (6.55–7.97)

6.67 (6.19–7.59)

 

HYPO

7.35 (7.04–7.94)

7.73 (7.10–8.65)

7.48 (7.10–8.47)

7.94 (7.59–8.62)

NORMO

PRO

6.84 (6.39–7.76)

6.76 (6.32–7.77)

7.00 (6.62–7.83)

7.13 (6.60–7.88)

HYPO

7.73 (6.31–9.46)

7.51 (6.31–8.14)

8.34 (7.29–9.14)

7.50 (7.05–7.69)

Pplat, RS (cmH2O)

    

p = 0.003

p = 0.020

p = 0.961

NORMO

DEX

14.10 (11.45–15.65)

14.20 (11.40–15.55)

16.10 (1.93–16.30)

14.80 (12.45–16.80)

T0 HYPO-PRO vs NORMO-PRO, p = 0.026

T1 HYPO-PRO vs NORMO-PRO, p = 0.008

HYPO

14.30 (12.90–16.72)

16.15 (14.39–16.73)

15.90 (13.55–17.10)

16.45 (15.23–16.80)

NORMO

PRO

9.25 (8.80–11.19)

11.03 (8.65–11.93)

11.50 (9.90–12.05)

11.10 (9.28–13.30)

HYPO

13.84 (12.20–15.43)

15.24 (13.10–16.80)

14.55 (13.05–16.30)

14.40 (11.70–16.80)

ΔP, RS (cmH2O)

    

p = 0.017

p < 0.001

p = 0.476

NORMO

DEX

11.00 (8.00–12.10)

10.50 (8.80–12.00)

12.80 (9.18–13.30)

11.50 (9.90–14.40)

 

HYPO

10.75 (9.20–12.93)

12.68 (11.35–13.08)

12.55 (9.85–14.51)

12.70 (11.50–16.76)

NORMO

PRO

6.25 (5.78–7.59)

8.08 (6.03–9.03)

9.15 (8.38–9.65)

9.45 (8.95–10.78)

HYPO

9.99 (8.63–12.45)

11.44 (9.53–13.22)

10.87 (9.41–13.29)

10.65 (8.38–13.23)

  1. Data are expressed as medians (interquartile range) of 6 animals/group. Two-way ANOVA for non-parametric data was used with Tukey’s multiple comparison, p was considered statistically significant for values < 0.05. At T3, Mann–Whitney test was used with Bonferroni comparison, considering p < 0.0125 as significant, but no significant differences were found. HYPO mild hypothermia, NORMO normothermia, PRO propofol, DEX dexmedetomidine, VT tidal volume, Pplat plateau pressure, RS respiratory system, ΔP driving pressure