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Impact of airway gas exchange on the multiple inert gas elimination technique: theory.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20336837     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET) provides a method for estimating alveolar gas exchange efficiency. Six soluble inert gases are infused into a peripheral vein. Measurements of these gases in breath, arterial blood, and venous blood are interpreted using a mathematical model of alveolar gas exchange (MIGET model) that neglects airway gas exchange. A mathematical model describing airway and alveolar gas exchange predicts that two of these gases, ether and acetone, exchange primarily within the airways. To determine the effect of airway gas exchange on the MIGET, we selected two additional gases, toluene and m-dichlorobenzene, that have the same blood solubility as ether and acetone and minimize airway gas exchange via their low water solubility. The airway-alveolar gas exchange model simulated the exchange of toluene, m-dichlorobenzene, and the six MIGET gases under multiple conditions of alveolar ventilation-to-perfusion, VA/Q, heterogeneity. We increased the importance of airway gas exchange by changing bronchial blood flow, Qbr. From these simulations, we calculated the excretion and retention of the eight inert gases and divided the results into two groups: (1) the standard MIGET gases which included acetone and ether and (2) the modified MIGET gases which included toluene and m-dichlorobenzene. The MIGET mathematical model predicted distributions of ventilation and perfusion for each grouping of gases and multiple perturbations of VA/Q and Qbr. Using the modified MIGET gases, MIGET predicted a smaller dead space fraction, greater mean VA, greater log(SDVA), and more closely matched the imposed VA distribution than that using the standard MIGET gases. Perfusion distributions were relatively unaffected.
Authors:
Joseph C Anderson; Michael P Hlastala
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of biomedical engineering     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1521-6047     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Biomed Eng     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-24     Completed Date:  2010-06-30     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0361512     Medline TA:  Ann Biomed Eng     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1017-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA. clarkja@u.washington.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms*
Blood Gas Analysis / methods*
Computer Simulation
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Humans
Models, Biological*
Noble Gases / blood*,  diagnostic use*
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology*
Respiratory Function Tests / methods*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
BE 001973/BE/FDA HHS; HL 64368/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL073598/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL064368-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL073598-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; T32 EB001650/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; T32 EB001650-07/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Noble Gases
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