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Table 1 Baseline characteristics including hemodynamic and arterial blood gas values

From: The effect of high-dose intramuscular epinephrine on the recovery of spontaneous circulation in an asphyxia‐induced cardiac arrest rat model

Variables

IV epinephrine group (n = 13)

IM epinephrine group (n = 13)

Control saline group (n = 13)

Sham group (n = 6)

Body weight

315.4 ± 2.5

318.0 ± 3.1

314.0 ± 3.8

312.5 ± 6.9

Baseline hemodynamic and arterial blood gas values

pH

7.34 ± 0.01

7.34 ± 0.01

7.33 ± 0.01

7.33 ± 0.01

PaCO2 (mm Hg)

36.0 ± 1.1

35.9 ± 0.9

35.6 ± 1.3

35.8 ± 1.4

HCO3 (mEq L− 1)

19.8 ± 0.6

19.4 ± 0.4

19.3 ± 0.6

19.6 ± 0.6

Lactate (mmol L− 1)

0.7 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.0

0.7 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.0

Mean arterial pressure

(mm Hg)

96.1 ± 2.3

94.5 ± 1.6

94.2 ± 1.7

92.3 ± 2.2

Heart rate (bpm)

303.8 ± 2.2

304.0 ± 2.4

304.7 ± 2.3

303.7 ± 2.6

Body temperature (℃)

36.8 ± 0.1

37.0 ± 0.1

36.9 ± 0.1

36.9 ± 0.1

  1. IV intravenous, IM intramuscular, Mean ± Standard Error