Changes in physiological variables accompanying nitric oxide treatment
| Time (h) | Treatment | HR (beats/min) | Fi o 2 | PAP (S/D, M) | FAP (S/D, M) | PA (sat%) | FA (sat%) | Qp | Qs (CI) |
PAR (Wood units) |
SAR (Wood units) |
| 0:00 | O2 | 146 | 1 | 91/50, 64 | 90/50, 64 | 23 | 94 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 26 | 27.7 |
| 0:50 | O2 + NO 20 ppm | 115 | 1 | 86/46, 58 | 130/90, 100 | 56 | 93 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 13 | 29.4 |
| 1:00 | O2 + NO 40 ppm | 115 | 1 | 80/42, 56 | 126/82, 100 | 58 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 1:10 | O2 + NO 80 ppm | 113 | 1 | 70/40, 50 | 118/74, 90 | 60 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
FAP, femoral artery pressure (mm Hg); Fio2, fractional inspired oxygen; HR, heart rate; M, mean; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure (mm Hg); PAR, pulmonary arteriolar resistance (Wood units); Qp, pulmonary blood flow (l/min); Qs, systemic blood flow (l/min); SAR, systemic arterial resistance; S/D, systolic/diastolic.