Table 1 Arterial pCO2, pO2, pH, HCO3, base excess BE(b), oxygen saturation (SpO2), mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) and heart rate (HR) values during the 1st and 2nd stimulation with graded hypercapnia (mean ± SD) (n = 31).

From: NMDA attenuates the neurovascular response to hypercapnia in the neonatal cerebral cortex

 

1st stimulus

2nd stimulus

Baseline

5% CO2

10% CO2

Baseline

5% CO2

10% CO2

pCO2 (mmHg)

39 ± 6

63 ± 11

91 ± 14

42 ± 5

69 ± 7

99 ± 9

pO2 (mmHg)

69 ± 9

79 ± 21

82 ± 26

67 ± 12

77 ± 25

82 ± 29

pH

7.51 ± 0.06

7.32 ± 0.07

7.17 ± 0.05

7.48 ± 0.05

7.29 ± 0.06

7.15 ± 0.05

HCO3(mmol/l)

30.5 ± 3.7

32.2 ± 3.9

33.0 ± 3.9

31.1 ± 3.0

33.2 ± 2.8

34.4 ± 3.2

BE(b) (mmol/l)

6.9 ± 3.6

5.1 ± 3.8

3.3 ± 3.6

7.0 ± 3.1

5.6 ± 3.1

4.0 ± 3.5

SpO2

97 ± 2

95 ± 4

94 ± 3

96 ± 3

94 ± 4

94 ± 4

MABP (mmHg)

62 ± 9

70 ± 10

75 ± 14

55 ± 8

67 ± 11

74 ± 14

HR (bpm)

139 ± 18

147 ± 28

161 ± 29

140 ± 17

149 ± 25

168 ± 29