Table 2. Hemodynamic Variables
mean ± SD.
*(**) P ≤ 0.05 (0.01): 1h, 6h, 20h vs. baseline;
†(‡) P ≤ 0.05 (0.01): PLC vs. DXM.
PLC = placebo group; DXM = dexamethasone group; HR = heart rate; MAP = mean arterial pressure; MPAP = mean pulmonary artery pressure; CVP = central venous pressure; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; CI = cardiac index; SVI = stroke volume index; PVRI = pulmonary vascular resistance index; SVRI = systemic vascular resistance index; baseline = after induction of anesthesia; 1h (6 h, 20 h) = 1 (6,20) h postoperatively.