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Table 3 Baseline and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) characteristics between male and female rats in the hydrogen inhalation 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)

288.3 ± 24.0

236.5 ± 21.8

< 0.001

Heart rate (BPM)

433.8 ± 37.5

418.3 ± 48.8

0.267

MAP (mmHg)

133.2 ± 7.9

131.7 ± 8.4

0.551

Temperature (℃)

37.0 ± 0.1

36.9 ± 0.1

0.253

Asphyxia time (s)

170.9 ± 21.1

172.9 ± 30.1

0.809

CPR duration (s)

84.5 ± 16.2

78.8 ± 14.6

0.254

Defibrillations (n)

0.1 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.7

0.764

Pentobarbital (mg)

37.3 ± 11.6

26.4 ± 3.5

< 0.001

Epinephrine (µg)

5.8 ± 0.5

4.7 ± 0.4

< 0.001

  1. BPM Beats per minute, MAP mean arterial pressure