Alveolar Overdistension as a Cause of Lung Injury: Differences among Three Animal Species
Table 1
Histological score.
Pig groups
Rat groups
P-NtV
P-HtV
Rat-NtV
Rat-HtV
Oedemaa
Neutrophil infiltrationa
Haemorrhage
Epithelial desquamation
Hyaline membraneb
Total scorea
Values are mean ± SD. P-NtV: pigs with normal tidal volume; P-HtV: pigs with high tidal volume; Rat-NtV: rats with normal tidal volume; Rat-HtV: rats with high tidal volume.
a between pig and rat groups.
b between P-HtV and P-NtV groups.