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Table 4 Total tissue water content (TTW)

From: Acute elevation of intra-abdominal pressure contributes to extravascular shift of fluid and proteins in an experimental porcine model

Tissue

C-group

P-group

P

Right myocardium

4.15 (0.32)

4.04 (0.14)

NS

Left myocardium

3.98 (0.15)

3.87 (0.13)

NS

Lung

5.21 (0.25)

4.86 (0.19)

<0.01

Liver

3.47 (0.29)

3.66 (0.15)

NS

Right kidney

5.42 (0.75)

4.70 (0.22)

<0.05

Left kidney

5.36 (0.74)

4.55 (0.28)

<0.05

Stomach (muscularis)

4.79 (0.31)

4.50 (0.36)

NS

Stomach (mucosa)

4.77 (0.99)

4.08 (0.29)

NS

Pancreas

3.00 (0.53)

3.15 (0.23)

NS

Ileum (muscularis)

4.69 (0.59)

4.39 (0.34)

NS

Ileum (mucosa)

5.33 (0.27)

4.82 (0.82)

NS

Skeletal muscle

4.07 (0.40)

4.09 (0.32)

NS

Skin

2.84 (0.46)

2.68 (0.65)

NS

Brain

4.54 (0.27)

4.35 (0.32)

NS

  1. Results presented as mean with SD in parentheses. Control group: C-group; Intervention group: P-group.