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A computer model of gas exchange during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9783507     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper presents a computer model of gas exchange during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that permits independent adjustment of inspired air content (16% O2 and 4.5% CO2 present in mouth-to-mouth (MTM) ventilation or ambient air), shunt, deadspace, diffusion impairment, cardiac output, and ventilation. The model contains 15500 acini, each with its own blood supply. Gas exchange occurs at each perfused and ventilated acinus. Arterial P(O2) and P(CO2) are calculated from the summed arterial blood flow using standard formulae. The model and simulations show that MTM ventilation provides inadequate oxygenation when the victim is at high altitude or has diffusion impairment. They also show that analysis of inspired and expired gas concentrations to measure gas exchange primarily measures wash in and wash out of gas when cardiac output is low and that this explains the negative oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production measured in a previous study.
Authors:
M Engoren; M Plewa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Resuscitation     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0300-9572     ISO Abbreviation:  Resuscitation     Publication Date:  1998 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-22     Completed Date:  1998-12-22     Revised Date:  2009-08-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0332173     Medline TA:  Resuscitation     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  33-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43608, USA. engoren@pol.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carbon Dioxide / blood
Cardiac Output
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Computer Simulation*
Humans
Lung*
Models, Anatomic*
Oxygen / blood
Partial Pressure
Pulmonary Gas Exchange*
Respiratory Dead Space
Software
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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