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Table 1 Baseline ventilatory settings of six pigs

From: Electrical impedance tomography compared to positron emission tomography for the measurement of regional lung ventilation: an experimental study

Pig number

Weight

(kg)

VT

(mL)

Rf (breaths.min)

V'

(L/s)

PEEPt

(cmH2O)

Pplat

(cmH2O)

PaO2 *

(mmHg)

PaCO2 *

(mmHg)

pH*

MAP

(mmHg)

1

31

310

18

0.28

0.7

11.4

100

37

7.43

85

2

30

300

20

0.30

0.0

16.0

85

38

7.44

84

3

24

250

26

0.36

0.0

15.0

80

35

7.38

86

4

30

300

17

0.28

0.0

14.0

122

28

7.53

90

5

26

260

20

0.26

0.0

8.5

124

36

7.41

69

6

30

270

23

0.35

0.3

14.0

101

37

7.42

89

Mean

28

282

21

0.31

0.17

13.2

102

35

7.44

84

SD

3

25

3

0.04

0.29

2.7

18

4

0.05

8

  1. * inspiratory oxygen fraction was 21%
  2. MAP = mean systemic arterial blood pressure; PEEPt = total positive end-expiratory pressure; Pplat = plateau pressure; Rf = respiratory frequency; V'= inflation flow; VT = tidal volume.
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