End-expiratory lung volumes and density distribution patterns during partial liquid ventilation in healthy and oleic acid-injured sheep: a computed tomography study.

Objective: To determine end-expiratory lung volumes (EELVs) and the distribution of gas and perflubron during low- and high-dose partial liquid ventilation (PLV) in healthy and oleic-acid-injured lungs.

Design: A prospective, randomized study.

Setting: A university medical school laboratory approved for animal research.