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Table 2 Baseline and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) characteristics between male and female rats in the targeted temperature management 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)

308.7 ± 26.6

245.7 ± 14.3

< 0.001

Heart rate (BPM)

413.9 ± 52.0

407.1 ± 41.1

0.649

MAP (mmHg)

127.4 ± 13.9

125.1 ± 15.7

0.635

Temperature (℃)

37.0 ± 0.2

37.0 ± 0.3

0.639

Asphyxia time (s)

188.5 ± 43.4

179.4 ± 32.9

0.457

CPR duration (s)

82.2 ± 16.7

75.7 ± 20.9

0.289

Defibrillations (n)

0.1 ± 0.3

0 ± 0

0.163

Pentobarbital (mg)

40.0 ± 9.2

29.7 ± 4.2

< 0.001

Epinephrine (µg)

6.2 ± 0.5

4.9 ± 0.3

< 0.001

  1. BPM Beats per minute, MAP mean arterial pressure