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Table 1 Baseline and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) characteristics between male and female rats in the normothermic control group

From: Interaction between gender and post resuscitation interventions on neurological outcome in an asphyxial rat model of cardiac arrest

Measurement

Male (n = 20)

Female (n = 20)

p value

Body weight (g)

291.9 ± 24.9

236.9 ± 24.4

< 0.001

Heart rate (BPM)

430.5 ± 43.6

418.8 ± 27.8

0.317

MAP (mmHg)

131.1 ± 10.6

132.3 ± 8.3

0.704

Temperature (℃)

36.9 ± 0.1

36.9 ± 0.2

0.257

Asphyxia time (s)

175.2 ± 26.7

174.6 ± 31.3

0.948

CPR duration (s)

76.3 ± 17.4

82.6 ± 23.3

0.340

Defibrillations (n)

0.1 ± 0.2

0 ± 0

0.330

Pentobarbital (mg)

37.6 ± 5.7

28.2 ± 4.7

< 0.001

Epinephrine (µg)

5.8 ± 0.5

4.7 ± 0.5

< 0.001

  1. BPM Beats per minute, MAP mean arterial pressure