Table 1 Normalized extracorporeal CO2 elimination (absolute values are given in millilitre per minute). Normalized CO2 elimination was calculated by normalizing the partial pressure of carbon dioxide before the membrane lung to 45 mmHg. Values are given as mean with standard deviation
From: Impact of sweep gas flow on extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R)
Sweep gas flow 2 L/min | Sweep gas flow 4 L/min | Sweep gas flow 6 L/min | Sweep gas flow 8 L/min | |
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ML surface 0.4m2 | ||||
BF 300 mL/min | 20.1 ± 2.9 | 23.3 ± 3.2 | 23.2 ± 2.3 | 23.7 ± 3.7 |
BF 600 mL/min | 27.8 ± 5.8 | 32.2 ± 6.9 | 32.0 ± 7.6 | 32.0 ± 6.6 |
BF 900 mL/min | 34.8 ± 4.9 | 37.7 ± 8.7 | 41.7 ± 4.5 | 41.4 ± 6.3 |
ML surface 0.8m2 | ||||
BF 300 mL/min | 23.8 ± 2.8 | 26.3 ± 4.7 | 27.0 ± 4.3 | 27.4 ± 3.0 |
BF 600 mL/min | 39.4 ± 4.1 | 43.4 ± 5.0 | 45.2 ± 6.1 | 46.3 ± 6.4 |
BF 900 mL/min | 54.9 ± 8.5 | 62.1 ± 12.1 | 66.3 ± 11.9 | 69.8 ± 14.1 |
BF 1200 mL/min | 66.6 ± 6.4 | 73.8 ± 4.9 | 77.4 ± 7.2 | 82.3 ± 9.0 |
BF 1500 mL/min | 70.2 ± 6.6 | 81.5 ± 7.5 | 93.2 ± 10.2 | 92.4 ± 7.6 |
BF 1800 mL/min | 74.5 ± 11.0 | 93.3 ± 8.4 | 100.0 ± 11.0 | 100.9 ± 12.0 |