Fig 2. Oxygen saturation (sO2, %) values of all groups before the onset of blunt chest trauma (TxT) (baseline), after TxT (post TxT), after hemorrhagic shock (post H), after resuscitation (post R) and at sacrifice (2 h post R).
The groups received either ringer`s lactated solution (RL) or ethyl pyruvate (EP) as resuscitation solution after TxT and hemorrhagic shock (TxT+H/R). Sham group underwent all surgical procedures without induction of TxT+H/R. Haemoglobin (tHb) (B) and base excess (C) of all groups during experimentation period are shown. *: p <0.05 vs. both other groups; #: p <0.05 vs. TxT+H/R_RL. Sham: n = 6, TxT+H/R_RL: n = 8 and TxT+H/R_EP: n = 8.