Table 1. Ventilatory, gas exchange and hemodynamic parameters in healthy baseline and injured lungs at different PEEP.
| BLH | ALI-0 | ALI-5 | ALI-10 | ALI-15 | |
| Pendinsp [mbar] | 24±4 | 28±3 | 28±3 | 29±2 | 31±3 |
| PEEP [mbar] | 5±0 | 0±0 | 5±1 | 10±1 | 15±1 |
| RR [breaths/min] | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| VT [ml] | 504±92 | 686±137 | 662±131 | 537±80 | 437±72 |
| Crs [ml/cmH2O] | 26±4 | 21±3 | 23±3 | 23±3 | 21±3 |
| Flow [L/min] | 46±5 | 53±3 | 55±4 | 50±5 | 50±5 |
| FIO2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PaO2 [mmHg] | 583±63 | 269±155 | 305±132 | 427±94 | 447±173 |
| PaCO2 [mmHg] | 43±10 | 47±11 | 46±11 | 44±14 | 49±15 |
| SpO2 [%] | 100±0 | 99±1 | 99±1 | 100±0 | 100±0 |
| HR [beats/min] | 97±24 | 95±27 | 95±25 | 105±32 | 112±37 |
| SAP [mmHg] | 112±21 | 108±21 | 113±22 | 109±23 | 91±21 |
| DAP [mmHg] | 70±20 | 64±15 | 66±16 | 66±18 | 53±10 |
| MAP [mmHg] | 85±21 | 80±18 | 83±20 | 82±21 | 66±13 |
| MPAP [mmHg] | 24±8 | 32±11 | 33±10 | 33±9 | 32±9 |
| CVP [mmHg] | 13±5 | 14±5 | 15±6 | 15±6 | 17±7 |
N = 9. Values are means ± standard deviations. Pendinsp: end-inspiratory airway pressure; PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure; RR: respiratory rate; VT: tidal volume; Crs: respiratory system compliance; Flow: airway flow; FIO2: fraction of inspired oxygen; PaO2: arterial partial pressure of oxygen; PaCO2: arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxyde; SpO2: peripheral saturation; HR: heart rate; SAP, systolic arterial pressure; DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MPAP, mean pulmonary arterial pressure; CVP, central venous pressure.