Research Article

Glutaraldehyde-Polymerized Hemerythrin: Evaluation of Performance as an Oxygen Carrier in Hemorrhage Models

Table 1

Average blood pressure and survival rates at 24 hours.

GroupInitialShockTreatmentFinalSurvival (%)b

C107 ± 25NAaNAa115 ± 11100
H101 ± 2565 ± 15NAa89 ± 2675
pHr121 ± 2785 ± 19100 ± 40152 ± 2150
pHrHSA104 ± 967 ± 1384 ± 36108 ± 6100

aNot applicable; bsurvivors after administration of treatment (at 24 hours); values are expressed as mean ± SD; () significant at , () significant at , () significant at as compared with “Initial” values; () significant at , () significant at ; () significant at as compared with “Shock” values. The t-test was applied.