Systemic Effects Induced by Hyperoxia in a Preclinical Model of Intra-abdominal Sepsis

Figure 2

Neutrophils and total protein content in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from septic rats. Animals underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) and were treated for 24 h with 21% (medical air), 40%, 60%, or 100% oxygen. No significant differences were found among groups (by Mann–Whitney test with Bonferroni correction). Data are box-and-whisker diagrams depicting the smallest observation, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and largest observation. -7 per group for (a) and -9 per group for (b).

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