Table 1 Physiological variables during anesthesia of moose

Pulse Rate

beats/min

10

46±8 (32–60)

45±8 (36–60)

NSD

Repiratory Rate

breaths/min

10

39±7 (28–52)

34±9 (22–48)

NSD

Rectal Temp^#

C

10

37.7±0.5 (37.2-38.7)

37.4±0.6 (36.6-38.7)

NSD

PaO₂^*

kPa

10

8.46±1.90 (5.2-10.8)

8.12±1.94 (4.8-11)

NSD

mmHg

10

63.5±14.2 (39.0-81.0)

60.9±14.6 (36.0-82.5)

NSD

PaCO₂^*

kPa

10

6.98±1.12 (5.29-8.63)

7.21±1.14 (5.76-9.31)

NSD

mmHg

10

52.4±8.4 (39.7-64.7)

54.1±5.9 (43.2-69.8)

NSD

SaO₂

%

10

79±13 (70–89)

79±20 (49–95)

NSD

pH^*,†

10

7.15±0.12 (6.95-7.35)

7.21±0.10 (7.03-7.35)

0.0002

PAO₂

kPa

10

11.3±1.0 (9.8-13.2)

11.3±1.0(9.8-13.2)

mmHg

84.9 ± 7.4 (73.7-99.1)

85.1 ± 7.4 (73.7-99.1)

NSD

P(A-a)O₂

kPa

10

3.0±1.4 (0.7-5.6)

3.3±1.2 (1.1-4.9)

mmHg

22.2 ± 10.2 (5.3-42.1)

24.8 ±8.8 (8.1-36.8)

NSD

Lactate^†

mmol/l

10

12.6±5.1 (5.0-19.8)

9.8±4.7 (2.8-16.4)

0.0002

Anion Gap^†

mEq/l

9

20.9±3.9 (16–26)

18.6±4.2 (12–25)

0.0059

Na

mmol/l

9

137.6±1.0 (136–139)

136.8±1.6 (135–140)

NSD

K^†

mmol/l

9

3.5±0.3 (2.9-3.8)

3.7±0.3 (3.2-4.1)

0.0391

Cl

mmol/l

9

101.9±2.0 (99–105)

101.8±3.1 (98–108)

NSD

Glucose

mmol/l

9

6.6±0.6 (5.7-7.6)

7.0±1.0 (5.6-8.5)

NSD

Hct^†

% PCV

9

41.6±4.2 (33–46)

38.6±3.2 (33.0-42.0)

0.0063

Hb^†

g/L

9

141±14 (112–143)

131±11 (112–143)

0.0059

BE^†

mmol/l

10

−10.8±5.8 (−18-(−1))

−6.4±5.2 (−13-(+3))

0.0002

HCO3^†

mmol/l

10

18.0±4.0 (13.4-24.5)

21.5±4.0 (17.0-28.9)

0.0002