Clinical Study

Comparison of Goal-Directed Hemodynamic Optimization Using Pulmonary Artery Catheter and Transpulmonary Thermodilution in Combined Valve Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 3

Changes in oxygenation and laboratory parameters in the study groups.

ParameterGroupBefore surgeryEnd of surgery2 hrs6 hrs12 hrs18 hrs24 hrs

PaO2/FiO2, mm HgTTD group330 ± 104269 ± 129322 ± 124329 ± 102337 ± 137311 ± 114291 ± 82
PAC group279 ± 114234 ± 89286 ± 96325 ± 87324 ± 76309 ± 101310 ± 134
ScvO2, %TTD group73 ± 1071 ± 1569 ± 1066 ± 1469 ± 11*65 ± 1466 ± 8
PAC group70 ± 978 ± 1074 ± 1075 ± 1075 ± 1467 ± 1465 ± 9
pHTTD group
PAC group
Lactate, mmol L−1TTD group
PAC group
Hb, g dL−1TTD group
PAC group
Glucose, mmol L−1TTD group
PAC group

TTD: transpulmonary thermodilution; PAC: pulmonary artery catheter; PaO2: partial arterial oxygen pressure; FiO2: fraction of inspired oxygen; ScvO2: central venous oxygen saturation; Hb: hemoglobin.
* between the groups; within the group compared with the preoperative value. Data are presented as mean ± SD.