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Because concentrations of 45 and 150 ppm were associated with a longlasting increase in blood methemoglobin concentration, which interfered with the calculation of venous and arterial O 2 content and pulmonary shunt, they were not included in the randomization, but were always administered as the last concentrations.
In addition, the same researchers reported that treatment with ibuprofen caused a decrease in pulmonary shunt and lung edema.
CI = cardiac index; PaO 2 = arterial oxygen tension; PVRI = pulmonary vascular resistance index; Qsp/Qt = shunt fraction; SVI = stroke volume index; SVRI = systemic vascular resistance index.
Cardiac index, shunt fraction, oxygen delivery (DO 2 ) and oxygen consumption were calculated at baseline and at all PEEP levels.
The pulmonary shunt fraction (Qsp/Qt) was calculated using the following equation [ 12]: