Organs Blood Flow during Elevation of Body Temperature in Sevoflurane Anesthetized Rats

Table 2

Arterial blood gas analysis under sevoflurane anesthesia at 37.5 and 41.5°C.

	2% sevoflurane			3% sevoflurane
	37.5°C	41.5°C	p	37.5°C	41.5°C	p
pH	7.42 (0.02)	7.38 (0.06)	0.306	7.39 (0.03)	7.37 (0.07)	0.481
PaCO2 (mmHg)	37 (2)	31 (6)	0.108	40 (6)	30 (3)	<0.01
PaO2 (mmHg)	71 (5)	61 (12)	0.309	73 (12)	51 (8)	0.012
Base excess	0.0 (0.6)	−5.9 (1.7)	<0.01	−0.6 (1.7)	−6.6 (4.2)	<0.01

Mean (SD). n = 7 each. p: Wilcoxon signed-rank test.