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. 2018 Mar 28;13(3):e0193934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193934

Fig 1. Blood-gas barrier permeability by ventilation group and dextran conjugate size.

Fig 1

Permeability is defined as the ratio of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid fluorescence to serum fluorescence for each size of dextran conjugate (3 kDa, 70 kDa, and 2000 kDa). *Significant increase in permeability from all other groups within dextran size. #Significant increase from Control (p<0.05). ZEEP: zero end-expiratory pressure, PEEP3: positive end-expiratory pressure = 3 cmH2O, Short: ventilation time 30 min, Mid: ventilation time 60 min, ≥2xH: ventilation until elastance (H) at least doubled.