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Central tendencies and coefficient of variances of physiological variables before, during and after KC intervention |
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| Variables |
Measures |
Before KC |
During KC |
After KC |
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| Heart rate (bpm) |
Mean |
149.4 ± 6.3 |
150.0 ± 10.0 |
150.4 ± 8.7 |
| CV |
6.8 ± 3.2 |
4.6 ± 1.3* |
7.5 ± 4.7 † |
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| Respiratory rate (bpm) |
Mean |
39.4 ± 8.9 |
44.0 ± 5.1** |
39.7 ± 7.9 † † |
| CV |
24.1 ± 5.4 |
22 ± 6.7 |
19.7 ± 7.6 |
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| SpO2(%) |
Mean |
98.0 ± 1.3 |
97.6 ± 2.5 |
97.5 ± 1.7 |
| CV |
2.3 ± 1.4 |
1.5 ± 0.9 |
2.9 ± 2.4 |
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| Left-rSO2(%) |
Mean |
46.8 ± 5.6 |
47.3 ± 6.1 |
47.5 ± 7.3 |
| CV |
6.6 ± 4.1 |
5.8 ± 3.3 |
4.1 ± 1.6 |
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| Right-rSO2(%) |
Mean |
48.6 ± 6.9 |
49.1 ± 9.4 |
47.8 ± 6.9 |
| CV |
7.2 ± 4.6 |
7.2 ± 5.5 |
5.6 ± 2.3 |
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| Body temperature, (°C) |
Mean |
37.0 ± 0.2*** |
37.3 ± 0.3 |
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| Median (range) |
37.1 (36.6 – 37.4) |
37.3 (36.8 – 37.4) |
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Data were expressed as mean ± SD or median (range). * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, before versus during KC and † p < 0.05, † † p < 0.01, during versus after KC. CV: coefficient of variance, rSO2: regional cerebral oxygenation. | ||||
Begum et al. BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:51 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-51 |
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