Comparative Effects of Vaporized Perfluorohexane and Partial Liquid Ventilation in Oleic Acid– induced Lung Injury

Abstract

Although the use of 5% vaporized perfluorohexane permitted the authors to reduce pressures needed to stabilize the lungs and was associated with better histologic findings than were PLV and GV, none of these perfluorocarbon therapies improved gas exchange or lung mechanics as compared with GV.