Figure 1From: Intratracheal dopamine attenuates pulmonary edema and improves survival after ventilator-induced lung injury in ratsWet eight/dry weight ratio. At the end of experimental period, wet weight/dry weight ratio (W/D) was determined in rats ventilated with low tidal volume (LVT), high tidal volume (HVT), and HTV plus 10-4 mol/l dopamine (HVT+DA). Values are expressed as means ± standard error of the mean. *Statistically significant difference in the comparison of the LTV for 60 minutes group with the HTV for 60 minutes group and the HTV+DA for 60 minutes group (P = 0.001 and P = 0.007, respectively). +Statistically significant difference in the comparison of the HVT for 60 minutes group with the HVT+DA for 60 minutes group (P = 0.014). †Statistically significant differences between the LVT for 30 minutes group and the LVT for 60 minutes group, and between the HVT for 30 minutes group and the HVT for 60 minutes group (P = 0.005 and P = 0.022).Back to article page