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

Table 2 Arterial blood gases and blood glucose levels prior to SAH and immediately before decapitation and removal of the brain

	pO₂ before SAH	pO₂ before brain removal	Glucose before SAH (mg/dl)	Glucose before brain removal (mg/dl)
Control	149 ± 51	138 ± 30	356 ± 18	295 ± 12
15’	140 ± 32	143 ± 36	368 ± 16	315 ± 18
30’	153 ± 41	150 ± 45	332 ± 62	290 ± 73
60’	134 ± 14	135 ± 18	380 ± 41	326 ± 29
180’	131 ± 29	129 ± 23	356 ± 33	295 ± 17
360’	134 ± 29	128 ± 23	353 ± 12	268 ± 51

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

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