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Table 1 Arterial blood gas and alveolar-arterial gradient after 8 hours of mechanical ventilation and endotoxemia exposurea

From: Levosimendan affects oxidative and inflammatory pathways in the diaphragm of ventilated endotoxemic mice

 

pH

PaO2 (mmHg)

PaCO2 (mmHg)

HCO3 (mmol/L)

BE (mEq/L)

A-a gradient (mmHg)

MV LPS + L

7.23 ± 0.0

153 ± 11

26 ± 1.3

11 ± 0.8

−16.6 ± 1.0

135 ± 9.4

MV LPS

7.24 ± 0.0

153 ± 14

25 ± 2.5

12 ± 1.0

−15.7 ± 1.3

136 ± 8.3

  1. aValues are mean ± SEM. A-a, Alveolar-arterial; BE, Base excess; LPS, Lipopolysaccharide; MV LPS, Mechanically ventilated endotoxemic mice; MV LPS + L, Mechanically ventilated endotoxemic mice treated with levosimendan; PaCO2, Partial arterial carbon dioxide tension; PaO2, Partial arterial oxygen tension.
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