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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2011 Apr 19;170(2):325–331. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.03.059

Table 1.

Experimental groups defined. UC=unmanipulated control; LC=lung contusion; BB=beta blockade; HS=hemorrhagic shock; LC/HS=combined lung contusion followed by hemorrhagic shock; N=number of animals/group at the time of sacrifice

Group Lung
Contusion		 Hemorrhagic
Shock		 Intraperitoneal
Injection		 N for 3h
Sacrifice		 N for 24h
Sacrifice
UC - - - 8 8
LC Yes - - 6 5
LC + BB Yes - Propranolol 6 5
HS - Yes - 6 4
HS + BB - Yes Propranolol 7 4
LC/HS Yes Yes - 8 5
LC/HS + BB Yes Yes Propranolol 8 6