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Table 4 Histology results

From: Effects of pulmonary acid aspiration on the lungs and extra-pulmonary organs: a randomized study in pigs

a.)

 

Left Ventricle

Left Ventricle Conduction system

Right Ventricle

Right Ventricle Conduction system

Inflammation

      

Control

0.8 (0.6/0.9)

0.5 (0.2/0.6)

0.7 (0.5/1.0)

0.3 (0.2/0.4)

AAP

1.5 (1.4/1.6)*

1.6 (1.5/1.6)*

1.4 (1.2/1.6)*

1.3 (1.1/1.7)*

Necrosis

      

Control

0.2 (0.2/0.4)

--

0.2 (0.1/0.2)

--

AAP

0.9 (0.7/1.1)*

--

0.4 (0.3/0.7)*

--

b.)

 

Lung

Liver

Kidney

Inflammation

      

Control

0.3 (0.0/0.5)

 

0.3 (0.2/0.5)

 

0.3 (0.3/0.5)

 

AAP

1.0 (0.8/1.6)*

 

1.0 (0.3/1.8)*

 

1.0 (1.0/1.7)*

 

Necrosis

    

proximal tubule

distal tubule

Control

0.0 (0.0/0.0)

 

0.1 (0.0/0.2)

 

0.2 (0.0/0.3)

0.0 (0.0/0.2)

AAP

3.0 (2.7/3.0)*

 

0.5 (0.2/1.2)

 

1.1 (0.9/1.7)*

0.5 (0.4/1.2)*

Edema

extraalveolar

alveolar

extracellular

intracellular

extracellular

intracellular

Control

0.0 (0.0/0.0)

0.0 (0.0/0.2)

0.0 (0.0/0.0)

0.0 (0.0/0.1)

0.2 (0.1/0.3)

0.0 (0.0/0.1)

AAP

1.0 (0.9/1.0)*

0.7 (0.7/1.5)*

0.0 (0.0/0.0)

0.0 (0.0/0.9)

1.4 (0.5/1.7)

1.0 (0.5/1.2)

  1. Values are the median (25% quartile/75% quartile) of seven animals per group. AAP, acid aspiration pneumonitis; Control, control animals * P < 0.05 control vs. AAP