Ciclosporin does not attenuate intracranial hypertension in rats with acute hyperammonaemia

Table 2 Baseline biochemistry

Group	Arterial pH	Arterial pCO2 (mmHg)	Arterial pO2 (mmHg)	Haemog-l obin (mmol/L)	Blood glucose (mmol/L)
PCA + ammonia infusion + Cs	7.46 ± 0.008	37.9 ± 1.2	136.6 ± 7.7	9.0 ± 0.19	6.4 ± 0.29
PCA + ammonia infusion + vehicle	7.47 ± 0.013	38.2 ± 0.4	130.2 ± 3.8	9.4 ± 0.26	5.9 ± 0.52
PCA + saline infusion + Cs	7.49 ± 0.005	35.7 ± 0.5	144.6 ± 1.7	8.6 ± 0.19	6.3 ± 0.21
PCA + saline infusion + vehicle	7.46 ± 0.002	37.9 ± 1.1	129.7 ± 6.7	9.2 ± 0.40	5.3 ± 0.12

PCA: Portacaval anastomosis; Cs: Ciclosporin.