Table 1 Description of animals
From: Antenatal and postnatal corticosteroid and resuscitation induced lung injury in preterm sheep
| Â | Â | Values during VT injury | Values at 3 h | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Groups | N | BW (Kg) | V T 5 min (mL/kg) | V T 10 min (mL/kg) | V T 15 min (mL/kg) | PIP 15 min (cmH 2 O) | V T (mL/kg) | PIP (cmH 2 O) |
Unventilated controls | 8 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Injury | 8 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 6.9 ± 1.0 | 9.7 ± 1.5 | 13.2 ± 1.8 | 45 ± 8 | 7.8 ± 1.9 | 33 ± 9 |
Injury + Betamethasone | 8 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 8.0 ± 0.2 | 10.8 ± 0.3 | 15.1 ± 0.2t | 41 ± 4 | 6.9 ± 1.0 | 24 ± 4t |
Injury + Dexamethasone | 8 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 1.0 | 10.5 ± 0.7 | 13.3 ± 1.9 | 48 ± 5 | 7.4 ± 3.1 | 32 ± 4 |
Injury + Cortisol | 5 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 1.3 | 9.6 ± 1.7 | 11.8 ± 2.6 | 46 ± 8 | 7.8 ± 1.7 | 39 ± 4 |