Fig. 1.

Effect of fluid resuscitation on lung wet-to-dry weight ratios, serum albumin and serum total protein levels. Fluid resuscitation resulted in a significant increase in lung fluid compared to no fluid resuscitation a while serum albumin b and serum total protein levels c decreased throughout the experiment. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 8 no fluid resuscitation, n = 8 fluid resuscitation. B = baseline; FR = fluid resuscitation; LPS = lipopolysaccharide; NFR = no fluid resuscitation. *p < 0.05, **p = 0.005