|
Parameter
|
Group
|
Baseline
|
Lung lavage
|
End
|
|---|
|
FRC (ml)
|
NT
|
386 (45)
|
224 (81)
|
278 (46)
|
|
1T
|
435 (105)
|
231 (54)
|
287 (116)
|
|
3T
|
341 (53)
|
158 (21)
|
202 (46)
|
|
Cexp (ml/cmH2O)
|
NT
|
47 (10)
|
37 (9)
|
47 (5)
|
|
1T
|
51 (19)
|
39 (17)
|
49 (17)
|
|
3T
|
51 (7)
|
41 (2)
|
50 (3)
|
-
Abbreviations: Cexp compliance of the respiratory system obtained as the maximal slope of a full expiratory pressure-volume curve, FRC functional residual capacity, NT control animals that did not receive Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (THAM), 1T group that received THAM infusion for 1 h, 3T group that received THAM infusion for 3 h
- Lung lavage values obtained 30 minutes after lung lavage; end values obtained at the end of the experiment
- Values are mean (standard deviation)
