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Effect of perfusion compared with passive rewarming on basal AFC. Four lungs were used for this comparison. The lung was passively rewarmed with submersion in a 37°C water bath for 2 h (24, 39), and AFC was measured without perfusion. The lung was then perfused with 37°C perfusate for 1 h, and AFC was measured in a separate lung lobe. In all experiments, basal AFC was greater with perfusion (*P < 0.05).
