Research Article

Dose-Dependent Hemodynamic, Biochemical, and Tissue Oxygen Effects of OC99 following Severe Oxygen Debt Produced by Hemorrhagic Shock in Dogs

Table 4

Means (with standard errors) for the plasma colloid-osmotic-pressure (COP) as well as the systemic (SVR) and pulmonary (PVR) vascular resistances as measured/estimated at baseline (Base) and at the end of treatment (End-dose).

Parameter (units)/groupBaselineEnd-dose%Change

COP (mmHg)
 HEX + CTRL16.5 (0.5)14.6 (0.4)−11.1 (2.2)
 HEX + LOW16.3 (0.9)14.6 (0.6)−9.6 (4.5)
 HEX + MID16.4 (1.1)16.6 (1.1)1.7 (5.4)
 HEX + HIGH15.7 (0.9)17.4 (0.7)11.2 (3.3)
SVR (dyne/cm/s−5)
 HEX + CTRL4,560 (171)3,743 (236)−17.9 (4.6)
 HEX + LOW4,201 (378)3,975 (417)−3.3 (8.9)
 HEX + MID4,160 (110)4,415 (270)6.3 (6.6)
 HEX + HIGH3,845 (187)4,293 (205)13.4 (8.8)*
PVR (dyne/cm/s−5)
 HEX + CTRL485 (51)647 (75)35.0 (9.5)
 HEX + LOW507 (47)734 (83)45.3 (12.6)
 HEX + MID440 (9)676 (62)53.4 (13.5)
 HEX + HIGH452 (17)881 (70)*96.2 (16.2)*

Data are mean values (standard error of the mean).
(adjusted) versus HEX + LRS.