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. 2010 Mar 16;14(2):R36. doi: 10.1186/cc8914

Table 1.

Extravascular lung water and respiratory and hemodynamic parameters.

Baseline 0 60 minutes 120 minutes 180 minutes 240 minutes
EVLW (ml)
 SE 286 (72) a 421 (93) 395 (81) 356 (57) 346 (58) 344 (63)
 LE 225 (30) a 458 (42) 415 (34) 387 (27) 354 (40) 331 (45)
 SE+PEEP 309 (80) a 446 (64) 383 (60) 371 (70) 367 (75) 363 (73)
 LE+PEEP 269 (37) a 491 (56) b 436 (28) b 389 (54) 366 (43) 349 (46)
PaO2/FiO2
 SE 346 (148) b 167 (91) 193 (95) 204 (121) 216 (134) 221 (141)
 LE 416 (128) b 100 (36) 96 (49) 118 (44) 169 (62) 183 (54)
 SE+PEEP 269 (156) 420 (74) c 432 (89) c 424 (107) c 403 (127) c 425 (121) c
 LE+PEEP 437 (69) 202 (93) d 262 (144) d 401 (141) d 505 (29) d 539 (27) d
Pplat (mmHg)
 SE 11.8 (2.7) a 15.3 (1.7) 15.4 (2.2) 15.3 (1.9) 15.1 (2.2) 14.9 (2.0)
 LE 10.8 (2.3) a 17.1 (1.5) 16.2 (3.0) 15.2 (1.9) 15.2 (2.3) 15.4 (2.4)
 SE+PEEP 14.8 (3.4) a 23.4 (3.1) e 23.2 (1.6) e 23.2 (1.7) e 23.2 (1.7) e 23.1 (1.8) e
 LE+PEEP 14.4 (4.5) a 27.4 (7.4) f 26.6 (4.9) f 26.9 (4.7) f 25.8 (4.3) f 25.8 (4.7) f
MAP(mmHg)
 SE 68.2 (9.5) 68.2 (9.3) a 76.9 (12.3) 82.7 (10.5) 84.3 (9.6) 87.3 (10.8)
 LE 77.2 (10.7) 77.0 (5.1) 80.2 (6.8) 77.4 (5.7) 81.2 (10.7) 82.4 (12.8)
 SE+PEEP 59.0 (8.3) 61.7 (5.5) 69.8 (8.2) 75.0 (9.6) 76.2 (12.7) 77.4 (13.3)
 LE+PEEP 70.4 (13.8) g 52.4 (10.5) 63.2 (5.4) 66.8 (4.8) 64.4 (4.8) 64.7 (5.0)
CO (L/min)
 SE 3.7 (0.9) 3.9 (1.0) 4.5 (1.2) 4.7 (0.9) 4.6 (0.9) 4.5 (0.9)
 LE 3.9 (1.2) 3.9 (0.9) 4.6 (1.4) 4.5 (1.2) 4.1 (0.9) 3.9 (0.9)
 SE+PEEP 3.9 (0.7) 4.7 (0.8) 4.4 (0.9) 4.2 (0.8) 4.3 (0.9) 4.1 (1.0)
 LE+PEEP 3.8 (1.1) b 3.0 (1.0) d 3.9 (0.8) d 3.7 (0.9) d 3.4 (0.8) d 3.2 (0.7) d

Data are expressed as mean (SD).

a Statistically significant differences with subsequent time points (P < 0.01).

b Statistically significant differences with subsequent time points (P < 0.05).

c Statistically significant differences between SE and SE + PEEP groups (P < 0.05).

d Statistically significant differences between LE and LE + PEEP groups (P < 0.05).

e Statistically significant differences between SE and SE + PEEP groups (P < 0.01).

f Statistically significant differences between LE and LE + PEEP groups (P < 0.01).

g Statistically significant differences between baseline and time 0 (P < 0.05). CO, cardiac output; EVLW, extravascular lung water; LE, large edema; LE + PEEP, large edema + positive end-expiratory pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; Pplat, plateau pressure; SE, small edema; SE + PEEP, small edema + positive end-expiratory pressure.