Computers in Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine pp 231-233 | Cite as
Post-Anaesthetic Gas Exchange: On Line Computer Methods
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Abstract
During emergence from inhalation anaesthesia, anaesthetic gases are eliminated from tissue stores throughout the body and body metabolism changes rapidly. In has been difficulty to assess the changes in oxygen consumption (V̇O2), CO2 elimination (V̇CO2), and respiratory change ratio (R) because of the unsteady gas state. Our approach has been to automate the standard open-circuit approach using a portable system consisting of an electronic volume displacement spirometer, minicomputer and mass spectrometer.
Keywords
Tissue Store Unsteady State Oxygen Uptake Measurement General Inhalational Anaesthesia Inspire Mixture
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