Table 3. MIGET Data

Data are mean ± SD. Multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET) data at baseline (Base), acute lung injury (ALI), and 30 min after no special treatment (C) in the control group (n = 6 pigs), treatment with 25 ng · kg⁻¹· min⁻¹inhaled prostacyclin (PGI²) in the PGI²group (n = 6 pigs), with 1 μg · kg⁻¹· min⁻¹intravenous almitrine (ALM) in the almitrine group (n = 6 pigs), and with combined prostacyclin and almitrine in the P/A group (n = 6 pigs).

*P < 0.05 when compared with ALI within the group.

Q̇^S/Q̇^T= pulmonary shunt; Q̇^low= fraction of pulmonary blood flow perfusing low V̇a/Q̇ regions; Q̇^normal= fraction of pulmonary blood flow perfusing normal V̇a/Q̇ regions; mean Q̇ = mean blood flow (Q̇^S/Q̇^Texcluded); log SDQ̇ = log standard deviation of pulmonary blood flow (Q̇^S/Q̇^Texcluded); V̇^D/V̇^T= dead space ventilation; mean V̇a = mean ventilation (V̇^D/V̇^Texcluded); log SDV̇a = log standard deviation of ventilation (V̇^D/V̇^Texcluded).