Table 1 PA-aO₂ and DO₂ in 12 piglets with ALI during PLV or CMV

From: Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) vs conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) with high PEEP and moderate tidal volume (Vt) in acute lung injury in piglets

Parameters	Group	Baseline	ALI	t-60	t-120
PA-aO₂ (kPa)	Control	5.8 ± 2.3^†	80.2 ± 2.9	72.7 ± 6.3^*	71.9 ± 7.2^*
	PLV	7.5 ± 4.1^†	80.5 ± 2.3	47.9 ± 20.0^†§	45.6 ± 21.3^†§
DO₂ (ml/min)	Control	18.7 ± 3.5^†	11.3 ± 2	11.7 ± 4.0	10.5 ± 2.6
	PLV	22.5 ± 4.1^†	15.3 ± 4.5	18.9 ± 6.9^‡	18.7 ± 7.2^‡

^*P < 0.05, ^†P < 0.01 vs ALI levels within the groups, ^‡P < 0.05, ^§P < 0.01 between groups.

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