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Fig. 5

From: Repeated endo-tracheal tube disconnection generates pulmonary edema in a model of volume overload: an experimental study

Fig. 5

Lung Injury on Histology (series III). Normal pigs received volume overload and were randomized to either repeated endo-tracheal tube (ETT) disconnection every 15 min, lasting 15 s each (Disconnect group) or no disconnections (Control group), for 3 h. The resulting changes in Histology of ventral lung regions were scored for presence of oedema, haemorrhage, and inflammation. The median composite score of such injury was higher in Disconnect animals compared to Control (40 slides/group, n = 5/group). The histology image (× 20) with examples of Alveolar Oedema (AE), Interstitial Oedema (IE), Haemorrhage (H), Polymorphonuclear (PMN) infiltration and normal (N) alveoli are shown

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