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Fig. 3 | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental

Fig. 3

From: A mathematical model of CO2, O2 and N2 exchange during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Fig. 3

Effect on PaCO2 of \( {\dot{\mathrm{Q}}}_{\mathrm{EC}} \) and \( \frac{{\dot{Q}}_S}{{\dot{Q}}_T} \). \( {\dot{V}}_{\mathrm{SWEEP}} \) is held constant at 5 l/min. As \( {\dot{Q}}_{EC} \) is reduced, PaCO2 rises, but at > 2 l/min the curve is relatively flat, particularly when \( \frac{{\dot{Q}}_S}{{\dot{Q}}_T} \) is low. PaCO2 rises as \( \frac{{\dot{Q}}_S}{{\dot{Q}}_T} \) increases

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