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Table 2 pH of pre- and post-dialyzer blood

From: Extracorporeal CO₂ removal by hemodialysis: in vitro model and feasibility

Dialysate flow rate (mL/min)		Blood flow rate (mL/min)
Dialysate flow rate (mL/min)		11 (pCO₂ = 50 mmHg)	11 (pCO₂ = 100 mmHg)	18.7 (pCO₂ = 50 mmHg)
2.2	Pre-dialyzer	- - -	- - -	7.146 ± 0.015^†
	Post-dialyzer	- - -	- - -	7.151 ± 0.004^†
3	Pre-dialyzer	7.207 ± 0.030^*	7.077 ± 0.003	7.144 ± 0.013^*
	Post-dialyzer	7.230 ± 0.030^*	7.102 ± 0.010	7.157 ± 0.008^*
8	Pre-dialyzer	7.189 ± 0.024^*	7.084 ± 0.008^*	7.145 ± 0.003^*
	Post-dialyzer	7.233 ± 0.018^*	7.130 ± 0.004^*	7.174 ± 0.002^*
11.5	Pre-dialyzer	7.197 ± 0.028	7.072 ± 0.013^*	7.143 ± 0.003^*
	Post-dialyzer	7.240 ± 0.023	7.125 ± 0.011^*	7.179 ± 0.005^*
16	Pre-dialyzer	7.181 ± 0.022	7.086 ± 0.012^*	7.148 ± 0.019^*
	Post-dialyzer	7.252 ± 0.023	7.148 ± 0.006^*	7.181 ± 0.007^*
20	Pre-dialyzer	7.191 ± 0.024^*	7.083 ± 0.012^*	- - -
	Post-dialyzer	7.259 ± 0.027^*	7.148 ± 0.004^*	- - -
24	Pre-dialyzer	- - -	7.070 ± 0.008^*	- - -
	Post-dialyzer	- - -	7.151 ± 0.012^*	- - -

*p < 0.05, ^† n < 3

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