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Table 1 Arterial blood gases and blood glucose levels prior to SAH and immediately before decapitation and removal of the brain

From: Brain edema formation correlates with perfusion deficit during the first six hours after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats

 

pH before SAH

pH before brain removal

pCO2 before SAH

pCO2 before brain removal

Control

7.43 ± 0.05

7.43 ± 0.06

35.4 ± 7.4

37.5 ± 6.6

15’

7.44 ± 0.04

7.44 ± 0.04

37.6 ± 4.5

37.2 ± 4.0

30’

7.45 ± 0.05

7.44 ± 0.05

34.9 ± 6.0

36.9 ± 6.9

60’

7.46 ± 0.06

7.45 ± 0.05

35.9 ± 6.2

38.1 ± 6.4

180’

7.43 ± 0.05

7.42 ± 0.09

39.2 ± 8.2

39.2 ± 5.9

360’

7.41 ± 0.07

7.42 ± 0.05

41.6 ± 9.3

40.5 ± 5.3

  1. The animals were not fasted prior to the experiments. Differences between the groups were not statistically significant (mean ± SD).