Table 3.

Wet-to-dry-weight ratio and histological analyses

Variable	control	AT i.v.	triple
Wet-to-dry-weight ratio	5.9 ± 0.2	4.9 ± 0.3†	4.8 ± 0.2†
Obstruction bronchi (score)	11.7 ± 2.2	4.6 ± 0.4†	2.8 ± 0.5†#
Obstruction bronchioli (score)	2.6 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.2†	1.1 ± 0.2†
Alveolar edema (score)	1.0 ± 0.3	0.3 ± 0.1†	0.4 ± 0.1
Pulmonary PMN (score)	0.29 ± 0.08	0.06 ± 0.05†	0.13 ± 0.06

^†,p<0.05 vs. control;

^#,p<0.05 vs. AT i.v.; each group n = 6

AT i.v., intravenous recombinant human antithrombin III; PMN, polymorphonuclear cells triple, recombinant human antithrombin III i.v., nebulized heparin and nebulized tissue plasminogen activator