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The influence of venous admixture on alveolar dead space and carbon dioxide exchange in acute respiratory distress syndrome: computer modelling

Lisbet Niklason*, Johannes Eckerström and Björn Jonson

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Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital, Getingevägen 4, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden

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Critical Care 2008, 12:R53 doi:10.1186/cc6872


See related commentary by Wagner, http://ccforum.com/content/12/3/148

Published: 18 April 2008

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Additional file 1:

Dead space caused by shunt. This executable Excel file allows calculation of alveolar dead space fraction caused by shunt under different physiological conditions.

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