FIGURE 4.
Airway resistance (Raw), tissue damping (G) and elastance (H) of respiratory tissues and end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) obtained at different levels of PEEP in sham-operated animals (SHAM, N = 7), and after bilateral occlusion of the common carotid artery (2VO, N = 7) and occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAO, N = 7). *: p < 0.05 MCAO vs. 2VO; #: p < 0.05 MCAO vs. SHAM; †: p < 0.05 PEEP 3 vs. PEEP 0 in all groups; $: p < 0.05 PEEP 3 vs. PEEP 6 in all groups.
