Research Article
Different Tidal Volumes May Jeopardize Pulmonary Redox and Inflammatory Status in Healthy Rats Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation
Table 1
Blood gas analyses and lung function in Wistar rats.
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CG: control group; MVG4: mechanical ventilation group 4 mL/kg; MVG8: mechanical ventilation group 8 mL/kg; MVG12: mechanical ventilation group 12 mL/kg; PO2: partial pressure of oxygen; PCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide; HCO3-: bicarbonate; SO2: oxygen saturation; FiO2: inspired fraction of oxygen; RR: respiratory rate; VT: tidal volume; V’min: minute ventilation. aRepresents a significant difference in relation to CG. bRepresents a significant difference in relation to MVG4. cRepresents a significant difference in relation to MVG8. Data are expressed as . Analysis of Variance One-Way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s posttest (). animals per group. |