Table 1. Effect of Resuscitation with Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES) and Isotonic Saline (NaCl) on Arteriolar and Venular Diameters during Endotoxemia

Data are mean ± SD. HES represents animals (n = 7) that received LPS (2 mg/kg body wt) and HES (16 ml/kg body wt/1h) 3h after LPS exposure, whereas NaCl represents animals (n = 6) that received LPS (2 mg/kg body wt) and isotonic saline (66 ml/kg body wt/1h) 3h after the induction of endotoxemia. Control represents animals (n = 8) which received LPS (2 mg/kg body wt) only.

*= significant differences (P < 0.05) of HES versus  control and NaCl animals (ANOVA, Student Newman–Keuls test).

†= significant intragroup differences (P < 0.05) from baseline (paired Student t  test).