Effect of partial liquid ventilation with PFC on gas exchange and lung histopathology in piglets with acute lung injury / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

AIM: To observe the effect of partial liquid ventilation on gas exchange and histopathological changes of lung in acute lung injury. METHODS: After acute lung injury (ALI) was induced by saline lavage,twenty piglets were assigned randomly to 2 groups: partial liquid ventilation with perfluorocarbon (PFC) group (PLV) and conventional gas ventilation group (CV). The changes of gas exchange were examined before ALI, during ALI and at 1,2,3,4 h after ALI, and histological sections taken from 8 different parts of lung were stained by H & E. RESULTS: The PaO_2 significantly increased and alveolar-aterial oxygen gradient (AaDO_2) markedly decreased in PLV group compare with CV group (P