Table

Lung injury with HCl (n = 8)
 Control (n = 6)


ZEEP
 PEEP5
 PEEP10
 ZEEP
 PEEP5
 PEEP10
PaO2 (mmHg)
 407±17*
 471±11*
 468±22*
 470±22
 488±12
 525±14
MAP (mmHg)
 75±8**
 65±5**
 45±8**
 67±11**
 61±11**
 53±9**
CO (l/min)
 3.6±0.2**
 2.9±0.2**
 2.0±0.1**
 3.8±0.4**
 3.2±0.2**
 2.6±0.2**
Left lung perfusion (% of total)
 30±3*
 30±4*
 30±3*
 50±1.6
 47±1.1
 57±1.8
Left lung TV (% of total)
 29±1.6*
 32±1.2*
 33±1.2*
 45±0.8*
 47±1*
 46±0.6*

Mean±SEM; CO=cardiac output, MAP=mean arterial pressure, TV=tidal volume. *P <0.05 for effects of group. **P <0.05 for effects of PEEP.

Schreiber et al. Critical Care 2002 6(Suppl 1):P9   doi:10.1186/cc1794