Figure 1From: Effects of sigh during pressure control and pressure support ventilation in pulmonary and extrapulmonary mild acute lung injury Timeline representation of the experimental procedure. ALI, acute lung injury; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; i.t., intratracheal; i.p., intraperitoneal; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; Paw, airway pressure; PCV, pressure-controlled ventilation; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PSV, pressure-support ventilation; RT-PCR, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; VT, tidal volume; ZEEP, zero end-expiratory pressure.Back to article page