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Table 3 Physiological values of APV during 15 minutes of MCC-time

From: Repeated epinephrine doses during prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation have limited effects on myocardial blood flow: a randomized porcine study

 

APV NaCl (n = 12)

APV EPI all (n = 24)

P-value

APV EPI 0.02 mg/kg/dose (n = 12)

P-value

APV EPI 0.03 mg/kg/EPI (n = 12)

P-value

MCC 20 s

19

(12-28)a

18

(12-22)h

0.3571

20

(13-24)a

0.5444

16

(11-32)b

0.3401

MCC 60 s

20

(15-29)a

20

(11-24)h

0.4141

21

(12-25)a

0.8399

17

(10-22)b

0.2071

MCC 120 s

17

(12-25)a

14

(9-21)h

0.3220

14

(10-21)a

0.4025

10

(8-21)b

0.3401

MCC 180 s

24

(17-29)a

17

(11-26)g

0.0901

14

(10-30)a

0.0606

18

(12-24)b

0.1316

Inj #1

13

(12-20)c

16

(8-20)m

0.8536

16

(9-20)e

0.9646

14

(7-25)e

0.6893

Peak #1

11

(9-15)c

19

(15-26)j

0.0109

19

(12-23)e

0.0561

19

(15-42)b

0.0183

Inj #2

12

(8-18)e

12

(9-20)i

0.8262

10

(8-16)b

0.5915

15

(12-21)b

0.2303

Peak #2

16

(6-19)e

17

(13-31)l

0.1899

18

(13-36)d

0.1629

15

(13-35)e

0.4309

Inj #3

13

(11-20)d

14

(7-22)k

0.5892

16

(9-26)c

0.9674

12

(7-18)e

0.3606

Peak #3

13

(9-22)b

19

(14-31)j

0.5892

19

(15-29)a

0.1661

19

(14-33)f

0.3191

Inj # 4

15

(9-20)b

17

(9-21)j

0.9314

19

(8-29)d

0.8792

16

(10-21)c

1.0

Peak #4

12

(8-21)b

15

(10-29)m

0.6749

14

(12-22)e

0.6497

17

(8-37)e

0.8365

  1. APV = Average peak velocity (cm/s), NaCl = Saline, EPI = epinephrine, MCC = mechanical chest compressions, Inj = injection, a: n = 12, b: n = 11, c: n = 10, d: n = 9, e: = 8, f: n = 7, g: n = 24, h: n = 23, i: n = 21, j: n = 19, k: n = 18, l: n = 17, m: n = 16. Peak values at 20 , 60, 120, 180 seconds after start of MCC, at each time point of the 4 drug injections (4, 7, 10, 13 minutes after start of MCC) and the corresponding peak to each injection for NaCl compared to EPI. All values are expressed as median, 25th and 75th interquartile.