Preventive Effects of Dexmedetomidine on the Liver in a Rat Model of Acid-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Table 1

Arterial blood gas data at the end of the experiment (median ± interquartile range).

Arterial blood gas
Groups	Ph	PaO2 (mmHg)	PaCO2 (mmHg)
Group 1	7.38 ± 0.07	87.0 ± 9.0	40.0 ± 5.0
Group 2	7.39 ± 0.06	90.0 ± 5.0	40.0 ± 8.0
Group 3	7.30 ± 0.06^a,b	72.0 ± 10.0^a,b	51.0 ± 5.0^a,b
Group 4	7.37 ± 0.06^c	83.0.0 ± 9.0^c	44.0 ± 5.0^c
value between 4 groups (with Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance)
Groups 1–4	0.004	<0.001	0.001

Group 1: normal saline group; Group 2: normal saline plus ventilator (V) group; Group 3: hydrochloric acid (HCl) plus ventilator group; Group 4: HCl + V plus dexmedetomidine group.
values of pairwise comparisons (with Mann-Whitney test):
^aCompared with group 1 ()
^bCompared with group 2 ()
^cCompared with group 3 ().