title: Ideal resuscitation pressure for uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock in different ages and sexes of rats.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our previous studies demonstrated that 50-60 mmHg mean arterial blood pressure was the ideal target hypotension for uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock during the active hemorrhage in sexually mature rats. The ideal target resuscitation pressure for immature and older rats has not been determined.
  
  
  METHODS
  To elucidate this issue, using uncontrolled hemorrhagic-shock rats of different ages and sexes (6 weeks, 14 weeks and 1.5 years representing pre-adult, adult and older rats, respectively), the resuscitation effects of different target pressures (40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 mmHg) on uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock during active hemorrhage and the age and sex differences were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Different target resuscitation pressures had different resuscitation outcomes for the same age and sex of rats. The optimal target resuscitation pressures for 6-week-old, 14-week-old and 1.5-year-old rats were 40 to 50 mmHg, 50 to 60 mmHg and 70 mmHg respectively. Ideal target resuscitation pressures were significantly superior to other resuscitation pressures in improving the hemodynamics, blood perfusion, organ function and animal survival of uncontrolled hemorrhagic-shock rats (P < 0.01). For same target resuscitation pressures, the beneficial effect on hemorrhagic shock had a significant age difference (P < 0.01) but no sex difference (P > 0.05). Different resuscitation pressures had no effect on coagulation function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hemorrhagic-shock rats at different ages have different target resuscitation pressures during active hemorrhage. The ideal target resuscitation hypotension for 6-week-old, 14-week-old and 1.5-year-old rats was 40 to 50 mmHg, 50 to 60 mmHg and 70 mmHg, respectively. Their resuscitation effects have significant age difference but had no sex difference.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Kunlun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Mingying
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Xiaoyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Liangming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
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