Figure 1
Changes in oxygenation variables in anaesthetised mechanically ventilated sheep. Data presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. Sham = sham-operated group (n = 8); LPS = lipopolysaccharide group (n = 8); LPS+inhAPC = LPS group treated with inhaled recombinant human activated protein C (n = 8); PaO2 = arterial oxygen partial pressure; AaPO2 = alveolar–arterial oxygen tension difference; Qs/Qt = venous admixture. *P < 0.05 between LPS and LPS+inhAPC-groups; †P < 0.05 from t = 0 hours in LPS-group; ‡P < 0.05 from t = 0 hours in LPS+inhAPC-group.