Table 2

Individual powers of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and pulse interval (PI) spectra in the band between 0.06 and 0.12 Hz before (B) and after (A) brain death

Patient NoSBPDBPPI
B (mm Hg2)A (mm Hg2)Δ (%)B (mm Hg2)A (mm Hg2)Δ (%)B (ms2)A (ms2)Δ (%))
15.550.45−9210.420.16−981344.80.45−100
21.660.19−890.440.06−8693.20.42−100
37.070.16−983.910.07−981464.90.42−100
416.050.55−974.030.33−92408.81.78−100
51.130.14−880.230.04−8312.40.90−93
60.440.03−930.300.03−9014.20.38−97
71.600.09−950.360.03−92150.92.36−98
84.580.10−980.540.06−901.20.88−24
91.040.37−640.800.07−92103.03.49−97
103.000.34−891.550.19−88196.813.38−93
118.600.10−992.260.07−9796.30.08−100
Median−93−92−98
0.1 percentile−98−98−100
0.9 percentile−88−86−98
  • Δ=The % reduction after brain death; Δ=(A−B)/B: median and 0.1–0.9 percentiles of Δ are also reported.