Table 2.
Left Lung Compliance | Mean Vmax (SEM) [ml/kg] | Mean Cmax (SEM) [(ml/kg)/cm H2O] |
Unoperated | 13.4 (0.48) | 1.12 (0.10) |
Sham day 1 | 15.9 (1.13) | 1.32 (0.11) |
Sham day 3 | 15.9 (0.81) U | 1.26 (0.18) |
Sham day 7 | 14.1 (1.21) | 0.95 (0.04) S1 |
Sham day 30 | 12.3 (0.63) S1–3 | 1.00 (0.08) S1 |
Sham day 90 | 11.8 (0.58) S1–3 | 1.09 (0.06) |
LIRI day 1 | 4.8 (0.59) US1L7 | 0.29 (0.05)US1L30–90 |
LIRI day 3 | 5.0 (0.68) US3L7 | 0.32 (0.05) US3L90 |
LIRI day 7 | 9.0 (1.51) US7 | 0.53 (0.12) US7 |
LIRI day 30 | 6.2 (0.75) US30 | 0.51 (0.06) US30 |
LIRI day 90 | 6.9 (1.04) US90 | 0.67 (0.11) US90 |
U = P < 0.05 versus unoperated animals
Sx-y = P < 0.05 versus sham-operated animals from day x until day y
Lx-y = P < 0.05 versus LIRI animals from day x until day y
Cmax = Maximal compliance of the expiration curve, corrected for body weight; LIRI = Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury; SEM = Standard-Error of the Mean; Vmax = Maximal lung volume corrected for body weight at a pressure of 35 cm H2O