Skip to main content

Table 3 Effect of tidal volume on PaCO 2 of ALI rats (mmHg)

From: Low tidal volume protects pulmonary vasomotor function from “second-hit” injury in acute lung injury rats

GROUP

0h

3h

5h

F

P

CON

49.4 ± 7.1

49.2 ± 8.3

51.3 ± 9.7

0.11

0.9

ALI

53.1 ± 15.9

47.9 ± 12.2

56.5 ± 26.8

0.30

0.74

LV

46.4 ± 18.9

42.1 ± 17.1

41.6 ± 16.4

0.14

0.87

VLV

49.8 ± 17.8

49.3 ± 23.0

65.9 ± 39.8

0.66

0.53

MV

40.4 ± 10.7

33.5 ± 7.4

25.2 ± 6.6*

4.85

0.02

F

0.54

0.85

1.353

  

P

0.75

0.53

0.27

  
  1. PaCO2 changes. *P < 0.05 vs. 0 hour in MV group. CON = Control Group, ALI = Acute lung injury Group, LV = Low tidal volume Group, VLV = Very low tidal volume Group, MV = Large tidal volume Group.
Back to article page

Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

Contact us