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Table 1 Baseline data. Data were recorded at time points PR1 (normal blood pressure group—NBP) and PCB (low blood pressure group—LBP), prior to induction of caval block in the LBP group

From: The effect of dexmedetomidine on cerebral perfusion and oxygenation in healthy piglets with normal and lowered blood pressure anaesthetized with propofol-remifentanil total intravenous anaesthesia

 

Propofol-remifentanil 1 (PR-1)

Pre-caval block (PCB)

P value

NBP (n = 6)

LBP (n = 7)

Preparation time (min)

227 (175–284)

226 (147–240)

0.63

Propofol dose (mg/kg/h)

15 (12–20)

15 (12–18)

1.00

Remifentanil dose (µg/kg/h)

30 (20–40)

25 (20–45)

0.53

Cerebral oxygenation (PbrO2 mmHg)

25.6 (19.9–55.7)

29.6 (20.3–32.2)

0.45

Cerebral perfusion (LSPU)

1033.9 (730.4–1251.5)

1090.7 (845.5–1762.0)

0.53

  1. Data are reported as median and range (min–max)
  2. PbrO2, partial pressure of oxygen in brain tissue; LSPU, laser speckle perfusion unit
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147