Research Article

Organs Blood Flow during Elevation of Body Temperature in Sevoflurane Anesthetized Rats

Table 1

Pulse rate, mean arterial blood pressure, and blood flow under sevoflurane anesthesia at 37.5°C before hyperthermia.

2% sevoflurane3% sevofluranep

Pulse rate (bpm)450 (39)458 (66)0.953
Mean blood pressure (mmHg)93 (17)86 (7.4)0.226
Descending aortic blood flow (mL/min/100 g)49.9 (5.5)40.0 (13.0)0.159
Hepatic blood flow (mL/min/100 g)34.4 (16.9)20.1 (10.8)0.085
Renal blood flow (mL/min/100 g)28.4 (14.2)22.5 (9.6)0.521
Small intestinal blood flow (mL/min/100 g)22.1 (7.3)23.1 (16.3)0.798

Mean (SD). n = 7 each. p: Mann–Whitney U test.