Does Gender Influence Physiological Tolerance in Resuscitators When Using Personal Protection Equipment against Biological Hazards?

Table 3

Distribution of vital signs before/after by physiological tolerance.

Good tolerance N= 74
	Before		After
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
HR (bpm)	80.24	13.67	91.26	13.10	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	131.31	14.28	124.28	15.05	<0.001
DBP (mmHg)	83.07	9.67	79.92	9.88	0.001
TT (°C)	36.69	0.47	37.19	0.39	<0.001
Hb (mg/dL)	13.54	1.50	14.24	1.50	<0.001
PI (%)	2.98	2.46	6.66	3.44	<0.001
LA (mmol/L)	2.62	1.70	3.65	2.46	0.001
Poor tolerance N = 22
	Before		After
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
HR (bpm)	79.91	12.60	92.73	13.17	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	123.64	12.77	128.23	15.04	0.127
DBP (mmHg)	74.27	7.02	78.32	6.86	0.002
TT (°C)	36.53	0.67	37.28	0.53	<0.001
Hb (mg/dL)	14.15	1.36	13.90	1.43	0.258
PI (%)	4.36	3.94	6.30	3.74	0.070
LA (mmol/L)	1.75	0.71	3.76	1.68	<0.001

N: number; TT: tympanic temperature; HR: heart rate; bpm: beats per minute; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Hb: hemoglobin; PI: perfusion index; LA: lactic acid; SD: standard deviation.