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Figure 7

From: Biphasic positive airway pressure minimizes biological impact on lung tissue in mild acute lung injury independent of etiology

Figure 7

Electron microscopy of diaphragm. Photomicrographs are representative of data obtained from diaphragm sections of five animals per group. In ALIp animals ventilated with PCV or BIVENT-100, note the presence of vacuoles. Conversely, in ALIexp, there were more vacuoles in BIVENT-50 compared to BIVENT-100, but a similar amount compared to PCV. ALIexp: extrapulmonary acute lung injury; ALIp: pulmonary acute lung injury; BIVENT: biphasic positive airway pressure at different rates of time-cycled controlled breaths: 100, 75 and 50 breaths/min; NV: nonventilated; PCV: pressure-controlled ventilation.

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Critical Care

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