Table 3.

Neutrophil Counts per High Power Field (x400) and Indices of Parenchymal Injury for the Control and Endotoxin Groups in Ventral and Dorsal Lung Regions

	Ventral		Dorsal
	Control	Endotoxin	Control	Endotoxin
Neutrophil count	2.9±1.3	3.9±1.7	5.9±1.5	12.5±7.1*
Perivascular and alveolar edema	0(0–0)	1(0–1)	1(0–1)	1(1–1)
Alveolar hemorrhage	0(0–0)	0(0–1)	1(1–1)	1(1–1)*
Septal thickening	0(0–0)	0(0–0)	0(0–0)	0(0–0)
Congestion	1(1–1)	1(1–1)	1(1–2)	2(2–2)

Semi-quantitative scale for indices: absent=0, mild=1, moderate=2, and marked=3.

Variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation for normally distributed variables and median and interquartile range (25–75%) otherwise.

^*P < 0.05 vs control group.