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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Furthermore, NO inhalation improved pulmonary gas exchange, reflected by a decrease in alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (from 41. 9 + / - 3. 9 to 40. 4 + / - 3. 6 kPa, P < 0. 05), a small increase in oxygenation (PaO2/FiO2 from 17. 7 + / - 1. 4 to 19. 7 + / - 1. 1 kPa, P = 0. 07) and a small decrease in venous admixture (Qs/Qt from 35. 7 + / - 2. 0 to 32. 8 + / - 2. 7 %, P = 0. 11).