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Table 6 Ischemic damage of the small and large bowel in pigs exposed to IAH for 24 h

Localization	Control (C)	IAP-15	IAP-30	P-value (C vs. IAP-15)	P-value (C vs. IAP-30)
Small bowel (Park score)	1 (1 to 2)	2 (1 to 4)^a	4 (2 to 6)^a	0.0001	0.0001
Large bowel (Park score)	1 (1 to 2)	1 (1 to 2)^a	3 (2 to 5)^a	0.0001	0.0001

Ischemic bowel in pigs exposed to an IAH for 24 h according to the Park score (Table 1, [26]). ^aSignificantly different from control according to Mann-Whitney U test. IAP-15/IAP-30: animals exposed to an IAP of 15 mmHg or 30 mmHg, respectively (each group consisting of six animals).