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

Christopher John JoyceKiran ShekarDavid Andrew Cook

Published in: Intensive care medicine experimental (2018)

This mathematical model of gas exchange during vv-ECMO found that the main determinants of PaCO2 during vv-ECMO were pulmonary shunt fraction, metabolic CO2 production, gas flow to the oxygenator and extracorporeal circuit recirculation.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
room temperature
respiratory failure
pulmonary hypertension
carbon dioxide
pulmonary artery
mechanical ventilation
anaerobic digestion
pulmonary arterial hypertension