Table 2 |
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| Clearance with changing Q and VA (based on the clearance formula) | |||||
| Q (L.min-1) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 10 |
| VA (L.min-1) | 5 | 2.5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Clearance desflurane | 0.70 | 0.54 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.54 |
| clearance (% baseline) | 77% | 117% | 117% | 77% | |
| Clearance sevoflurane | 0.61 | 0.43 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.43 |
| clearance (% baseline) | 72% | 125% | 125% | 72% | |
| Clearance isoflurane | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.28 |
| clearance (% baseline) | 64% | 139% | 139% | 64% | |
Q: cardiac output; VA: alveolar minute ventilation.
De Wolf et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2012 12:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2253-12-22
