Table 1 Impact of pure oxygen and air as sweep gases on CO2 removal
From: A mock circulation loop to test extracorporeal CO2 elimination setups
\( {\dot{\boldsymbol{V}}}_{\mathbf{Sweep}} \) [L/min] | Sweep gas | pgCO2 [kPa] | \( {\dot{\boldsymbol{V}}}_{{\mathbf{CO}}_{\mathbf{2}}} \) [mL/min] | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | O2 | 1.41 | 98.92 ± 2.28 | p < 0.05 |
7 | Air | 1.26 | 89.68 ± 4.06 | |
6 | O2 | 1.56 | 94.03 ± 0.97 | p < 0.05 |
6 | Air | 1.35 | 81.37 ± 1.07 | |
4 | O2 | 2.12 | 85.05 ± 1.04 | p < 0.05 |
4 | Air | 1.77 | 72.00 ± 1.16 | |
2 | O2 | 3.09 | 62.51 ± 0.98 | p < 0.05 |
2 | Air | 2.74 | 54.67 ± 0.64 | |
1 | O2 | 4.05 | 40.91 ± 1.41 | p < 0.05 |
1 | Air | 3.58 | 36.14 ± 0.57 | |
0.7 | O2 | 4.35 | 30.14 ± 0.62 | ns |
0.7 | Air | 4.27 | 29.61 ± 0.55 | |
0.5 | O2 | 4.58 | 23.29 ± 0.32 | p < 0.05 |
0.5 | Air | 4.12 | 20.11 ± 0.4 | |
0.3 | O2 | 4.7 | 13.99 ± 0.25 | p < 0.05 |
0.3 | Air | 4.3 | 13.13 ± 0.11 |