Research Article

Heart-Protective Mechanical Ventilation in Postoperative Cardiosurgical Patients

Table 6

Changes in hemodynamic profile in patients from the control group, median (25th; 75th percentile), n = 24.

DataHours in ICU
#1#2#3

HR (bpm)78.0 (69.8; 84.0)76.5 (72.0; 82.3)76.0 (70.8; 82.3) = 0.57
 = 0.85
 = 0.54

MAP (mmHg)82.5 (77.5; 89.0)82.0 (75.5; 86.0)80.0 (75.3; 86.3) = 0.035
 = 0.31
 = 0.034

PAP mean (mmHg)19.0 (15.0; 20.3)18.5 (15.0; 19.3)17.5 (15.0; 20.0) = 0.31
 = 0.72
 = 0.2

CVP (mmHg)7.0 (5.0; 8.3)6.5 (6.0; 8.0)7.0 (5.8; 8.0) = 0.61
 = 0.42
 = 0.17

PAWP (mmHg)8.5 (5.0; 10.0)8.0 (5.0; 8.3)7.5 (5.8; 8.3) = 0.19
 = 0.79
 = 0.035

CO (l × min−1)5.2 (4.3; 5.8)5.3 (4.7; 5.9)5.6 (4.6; 6.2) = 0.034
 = 0.74
 = 0.19

CI (l × min−1 × m2−1)2.75 (2.4; 3.0)2.75 (2.4; 3.0)2.85 (2.5; 3.1) = 0.034
 = 0.77
 = 0.17

SV (ml)67.0 (59.8; 74.3)69.5 (60.0; 78.0)70.5 (61.0; 82.5) = 0.01
 = 0.84
 = 0.13

SI (ml × m2−1)34.5 (31.6; 37.3)35.8 (33.3; 38.8)35.8 (33.8; 41.0) = 0.008
 = 0.81
 = 0.12

SVR (dyn × sec−1 × cm−5)1177 (1020; 1346)1120 (951; 1240)1070 (980; 1179) <0.001
 = 0.22
 = 0.007

PVR (dyn × sec−1 × cm−5)167.0 (131.3; 190.5)175.0 (115.5; 188.5)163.0 (114.0; 184.0) = 0.26
 = 0.41
 = 0.42

HR: heart rate; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PAP: pulmonary artery pressure; CVP: central venous pressure; PAWP: pulmonary artery wedge pressure; CO: cardiac output; CI: cardiac index; SV: stroke volume; SI: stroke index; SVR: systemic vascular resistance; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; P: Wilcoxon test.