Mediators of Inflammation

Clinical Study

The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Limb Ischemia-Reperfusion

Table 3

Blood gas analysis ( in each group). Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.


	Group	T0	T5

PCO₂	I/R	38.85 ± 3.06	39 ± 3.15
PCO₂	TEAS	37.55 ± 2.93	38.8 ± 3.27
PaO₂	I/R	92.7 ± 5.58	81.75 ± 5.03
PaO₂	TEAS	93.65 ± 5.87	86.65 ± 7.23^,#
A-aO₂	I/R	8.47 ± 5. 39	19.23 ± 7.06
A-aO₂	TEAS	9.14 ± 6.57	14.13 ± 7.52^#
a/A ratio	I/R	91.68 ± 5.21	81.12 ± 6.58
a/A ratio	TEAS	91.20 ± 6.29	85.78 ± 8.58^,#
RI	I/R	9.43 ± 6.49	24.03 ± 9.91
RI	TEAS	10.14 ± 7.37	16.91 ± 9.79^,#
Hb	I/R	10.88 ± 1.10	10.555 ± 0.90
Hb	TEAS	10.95 ± 1.26	10.77 ± 1.25

versus T0. ^# versus the I/R group. a/A ratio: arterial-alveolar oxygen tension ratio; A-aO₂: alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference; Hb: hemoglobin; I/R: ischemia-reperfusion; PaCO₂: arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO₂: arterial partial pressure of oxygen; RI: respiratory index; TEAS: transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation.