Research Article

Methane-Rich Saline: A Potential Resuscitation Fluid for Hemorrhagic Shock

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Experimental design and physiologic variables. (a) Animals were bled to obtain a mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) of 30 mmHg for 60 minutes and then resuscitated with two times the shed volume using methane-rich saline/normal saline and blood (1 : 1) for 15 minutes and for the remaining 120 minutes. (b) NS-treated animals did not differ from MRS-treated animals in terms of percentage of total blood volume shed. (c) MAP was similar between the groups. (d) MRS-treated animals showed significantly lower lactate levels at 120 minutes after resuscitation. Shock+NS group versus Shock+MRS group.
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