Research Article

Hypothermia Improves Oral and Gastric Mucosal Microvascular Oxygenation during Hemorrhagic Shock in Dogs

Table 1

Hemodynamic variables of the experimental groups.

VariableGroupMeasuring point 1 
(0.5 h)
Measuring point 2 
(2.5 h)
Measuring point 3 
(3.0 h)
Measuring point 4 
(3.5 h)

Gastric  HbO2  
%
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

Oral  HbO2
%
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

flow 
aU
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

Vel 
aU
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

Hb aU NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

DO2
aU
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

DO2  
mL·kg−1·min−1
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

VO2  
aU
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

SVR 
mmHg·L−1·min
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

CO 
mL·kg−1·min−1
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

SV 
mL
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

MAP 
mmHg
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

HR 
min−1
NT
HT
NT/HS
HT/HS

Effect of normothermia (NT), hypothermia (HT), hemorrhage during normothermia (NT/HS), and hemorrhage during hypothermia (HT/HS) on gastric and oral mucosal hemoglobin oxygenation ( HbO2), microvascular flow ( flow), velocity ( Vel) and amount of haemoglobin ( Hb), regional ( DO2), and systemic oxygen delivery (DO2), oral mucosal oxygen consumption ( VO2), systemic vascular resistance (SVR), cardiac output (CO), stroke volume (SV), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate (HR); data are presented as absolute values, mean ± SE, , versus baseline, versus NT for group HT and versus NT/HV for group HT/HV.