A NEW METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN TARGET ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS CONCENTRATIONS USING RAMP SEQUENCES

An apparatus and method for controlling the end tidal partial pressure of a gas X in a subject s lung and to the use of such an apparatus and method for research diagnostic and therapeutic purposes wherein the method consists of: obtaining input of a series of logistically attainable PetX values for...

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Hauptverfasser: BATTISTI CHARBONNEY ANNE, MIKULIS DAVID, KLEIN MICHAEL, KESSLER CATHIE, ITO SHOJI, FISHER JOSEPH, SOBCZYK OLIVIA, SLESSAREV MARAT, MANDELL DANIEL MICHAEL, DUFFIN JAMES
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and method for controlling the end tidal partial pressure of a gas X in a subject s lung and to the use of such an apparatus and method for research diagnostic and therapeutic purposes wherein the method consists of: obtaining input of a series of logistically attainable PetX values for a series of respective breaths: determining an amount of gas X required to be inspired by the subject in an inspired gas to target the PetX for each of said respective breaths: and controlling a gas delivery device to deliver the amount of gas in a volume of gas delivered to the subject in each of said respective breaths to target the respective PetX for that breath.