Table 1.
Survival, physiological and lung injury parameters.
| N | Control | Sham | IIR | |
| Survival (percent) | 24 | NA | 100 | 50a |
| Blood pressure after 4 h (mmHg) | 4 | NA | 51.0 ± 6.1 | 32.5 ± 10.3a |
| BAL protein concentration (μg/ml) | 12 | 46.1 ± 30.7 | 149.2 ± 72.0b | 174.4 ± 82.2c |
| BAL total cell count (× 105/ml) | 12 | 6.8 ± 3.2 | 11.4 ± 2.1b | 16.8 ± 7.2a, c |
| BAL neutrophils (percent) | 8 | 4.8 ± 3.6 | 4.6 ± 3.9 | 18.5 ± 13.0d |
| EBD permeability assay | 4 | 0.021 ± 0.00 | 0.024 ± 0.01 | 0.038 ± 0.00d |
| Compliance percentage of decrease from baseline) | 8 | NA | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 18.8 ± 8.8a |
ap < 0.05 versus sham; bp < 0.05 and cp < 0.01 versus control; dp < 0.05 versus other groups. BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; EBD, Evans Blue Dye; IIR, intestinal ischemia-reperfusion; NA, not applicable.