Fig. 1

Extracorporeal elimination of carbon dioxide (CO₂) depending on blood flow. Membrane lung surface ranges from 0.4 m² (a), 0.8 m² (b), 1.0 m² (c) to 1.3 m2 (d) with a sweep gas flow of 8 L O₂/min. Blood flow was titrated from 250 to 1000 ml/min. Each data point represents the mean and standard deviation of seven pigs