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Table 3 Normalized extracorporeal CO2 elimination

From: Impact of membrane lung surface area and blood flow on extracorporeal CO2 removal during severe respiratory acidosis

Membrane lung

250 ml/min

500 ml/min

750 ml/min

1000 ml/min

0.4 m2

21.2 ± 3.6

33.6 ± 7.7

37.9 ± 5.3

46.5 ± 5.8

0.8 m2

27.5 ± 3.7

41.3 ± 6.9

56.9 ± 7.6

69.2 ± 9.2

1.0 m2

25.6 ± 2.6

46.5 ± 6.5

62.1 ± 7.4

77.3 ± 4,8

1.3 m2

26.5 ± 3.8

50.1 ± 5.0

67.4 ± 4.9

81.1 ± 9.6