TABLE 3.
Atelectatic and normally aerated lung mass as a fraction of total lung mass in early acute lung injury models
Controls | Permissive Atelectasis | Mild Endotoxemia | Moderate Endotoxemia | Surfactant Depletion | All Injuries | |
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Atelectatic Mass, % | 6.5 ± 5.6 | 24.3 ± 13.7 | 31.5 ± 4.2 *** | 13.0 ± 8.8 | 24.6 ± 18.6 * | 18.7 ± 14.1 *** |
Normally Aerated Mass, % | 32.4 ± 7.9 | 17.8 ± 8.6 * | 15.4 ± 1.6 ** | 24.3 ± 6.6 | 22.4 ± 12.3 | 23.3 ± 0.0 *** |
Variables are expressed as mean±SD.
P<0.05;
P<0.01;
P<0.001 (vs. control).