Table 1.

Microcirculatory parameters of the regions of interest^*

Parameter	Basic values	Postburn values	Day 1 postburn	Day 3 postburn	Day 7 postburn	Day 14 postburn
Nonperfused area, mm2			1.28 ± 0.02	0.82 ± 0.03†	0.41 ± 0.06†	0.003 ± 0.003†
Functional vessel density, cm/cm2	181.6 ± 4	135.2 ± 5.1†	134.9 ± 8.6†	139.1 ± 7†	131.3 ± 7.3†	144.5 ± 6†
Diameter venules, µm	24.5 ± 1.94	27.74 ± 1.98‡	30.41 ± 2.17†	28.34 ± 2.32‡	28.67 ± 2.67†	29.6 ± 2.11†
Diameter arterioles, µm	21.66 ± 1.62	26.83 ± 1.45†	25.42 ± 1.95‡	25.42 ± 2.44‡	24.03 ± 2.24	24.63 ± 1.78
Red blood cell velocity, mm/s	0.25 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.05†	0.3 ± 0.05	0.3 ± 0.05	0.22 ± 0.05	0.23 ± 0.03
Leakage, Ie/Ii	0.55 ± 0.02	1 ± 0.04†	0.8 ± 0.01†	0.72 ± 0.01†	0.79 ± 0.04†	0.74 ± 0.03†
Rolling leukocytes, n/20 s	4.9 ± 0.6	5.3 ± 0.7	7.2 ± 0.8‡	5.2 ± 0.7	4.3 ± 0.6	5.2 ± 0.8
Sticking leukocytes, n/100 µm	0.9 ± 0.3	3.2 ± 0.4†	3.7 ± 0.3†	1 ± 0.2	0.7 ± 0.3	0.2 ± 0.1‡

^*Data are given as mean ± standard error of mean (see also Fig. 2).

^†P < .01 versus baseline values.

^‡P < .05 versus baseline values.