Table 1

Control
 12-hour peritonitis
 24-hour peritonitis
PaO2/FiO2
 430 [421; 440]#
 380 [349; 397]
 165 [68; 289]#
C (ml/cmH2O)
 28 [24; 32]*
 18 [16; 21]*
 12 [8; 17]*
Ri (cmH2O/l/s)
 4.1 [3.9; 4.5]
 4.5 [4.3; 5.1]
 5.1 [3.7; 7.9]

#P < 0.05 control vs 24-hour peritonitis, *P < 0.05 control vs 12-hour and 24-hour peritonitis.

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