Table 2

 Cytokine concentrations at 12 hours in babies resuscitated in either 50% or 100% oxygen

Cytokine50% O2 (n = 26)100% O2 (n = 26)p Value
Values are median (range) expressed as pg/ml bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
IL, Interleukin; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor α.
IL61125 (104–15192) (n = 22)828 (42–19708) (n = 17)0.69
IL1β45 (0–2590) (n = 22)29 (5–575) (n = 17)0.42
IL10715 (0–1993) (n = 22)580 (78–1735) (n = 18)0.76
TNFα26 (0–204) (n = 18)21 (0–1838) (n = 16)0.75