From: Effects of regional perfusion block in healthy and injured lungs
Lung | 4 | 5 | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apical + intermediate regions (70%) | Weight (g) | L | 317 ± 158 | 403 ± 38 | 0.344 |
R | 440 ± 136* | 657 ± 42*$ | 0.03 | ||
Normally aerated (%) | L | 28 ± 14 | 24 ± 6 | 0.571 | |
R | 36 ± 14* | 16 ± 6*$ | 0.042 | ||
Poorly aerated (%) | L | 37 ± 11 | 35 ± 7.2 | 0.741 | |
R | 35 ± 10 | 29 ± 10 | 0.426 | ||
Non-aerated (%) | L | 33 ± 11 | 40 ± 13 | 0.445 | |
R | 27 ± 11 | 54 ± 14*$ | 0.039 | ||
Gas/tissue ratio | L | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.52 | |
R | 1.3 ± 0.6* | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.084 | ||
Basal region (30%) | Weight (g) | L | 168 ± 49 | 95 ± 10*$ | 0.038 |
R | 141 ± 92 | 120 ± 12 | 0.676 | ||
Normally aerated (%) | L | 17 ± 12 | 55 ± 8*$ | 0.001 | |
R | 47 ± 19 | 10 ± 9$ | 0.013 | ||
Poorly aerated (%) | L | 40 ± 10 | 32 ± 6 | 0.197 | |
R | 31 ± 9 | 29 ± 17 | 0.901 | ||
Non-aerated (%) | L | 42 ± 15 | 12 ± 7*$ | 0.013 | |
R | 42 ± 57 | 72 ± 30 | 0.065 | ||
Gas/tissue ratio | L | 0.6 ± 0.3* | 1.7 ± 0.5*$ | 0.031 | |
R | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.05 |