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Table 2 Clinical status of the donor

From: At the heart of organ donation. Case reports of organ donation after cardiac death in two patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V cardiac injuries

  Patient 1 Patient 2
At the arrival in the ICU Prior to WCRS At the arrival in the ICU Prior to WCRS
O2 saturation (%) 100 96 100 100
End tidal CO2 (mmHg) 34 29 34 37
pH art 7.26 7.22 7.22 7.47
PaCO2 (mmHg) 37 43.2 42.4 34.6
PaO2 (mmHg) 106 520.8 147.4 140.1
HCO3 art (mMol/l) 16.6 16.7 16.3 25.7
BE art − 10 − 9.4 − 10.2 1.4
Lactates art (mMol/L) 7.55 11.4 3.74 0.95
PaO2/FiO2 274 633 368 467
PvcCO2 (mmHg) 54.6 44.7 55.1 42.9
PvcO2 (mmHg) 41.4 27.1 44.1 40.2
SvcO2 (%) 72.4 45 74.9 70.5
Hb (g/dL) 14.7 7 13.8 8.1
Temp (°C) 32.7 32.7 34.5 37.8
SBP (mmHg) 84 99 121 115
DBP (mmHg) 52 58 72 55
HR (bpm) 135 98 85 74
Urine output (ml/h) 17 20 80 90
  1. ICU intensive care unit, WCRS withdrawal of cardio-respiratory support, PaCO2 partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood, PaO2 partial pressure of CO2 in the arterial blood, art arterial blood, BE base excess, FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen, Hb hemoglobin, Temp temperature, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate