Estimation of pulmonary blood flow from sinusoidal gas exchange during anaesthesia: A theoretical study

M. J. Turner; D. Weismann; G. G. Járos; A. B. Baker

Estimation of pulmonary blood flow from sinusoidal gas exchange during anaesthesia: A theoretical study

M. J. Turner^*, D. Weismann, G. G. Járos, A. B. Baker

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Abstract

We simulated the use of simultaneous sinusoidal changes of inspired O₂ and N₂O (Williams et al., J Appl Physiol, 1994; 76: 2130-9) at fractional concentrations up to 0.3 and 0.7, respectively, to estimate FRC and pulmonary blood flow (PBF) during anaesthesia, using O₂ as an insoluble indicator. Hahn's approximate equations, which neglect the effect of pulmonary uptake and excretion on expiratory flow, estimate dead space and alveolar volume (V(A)) with systematic errors less than 10%, but yield systematic errors in PBF which are approximately proportional to F1(N)₂(O) in magnitude. A correction factor (I - P̄)^-1 for Hahn's equations for PBF (where P̄ is the mean partial pressure of the soluble indicator) reduces the dependence of PBF estimates on F1(N)₂(O), and the solution of equations describing the simultaneous mass balance of both indicators yields accurate results for a wide range of mean F1(N)₂(O). However, PBF estimates are sensitive to measurement errors and a third gas must be present to ensure that the indicator gases behave independently.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	371-378
Number of pages	8
Journal	British Journal of Anaesthesia
Volume	85
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Computers
Lung, blood flow
Lung, dead space
Lung, volume
Measurement techniques, pulmonary arterial

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