Resolution: standard / high
Figure 1.
Comparison of effects of shunt (top) and ventilation/perfusion ratio (
) inequality (bottom) on calculated physiological dead space. In general, inequality leads to greater dead space than shunt does. Log SDQ, second moment (dispersion)
of the ventilation/perfusion distribution on a log scale.
) inequality (bottom) on calculated physiological dead space. In general, inequality leads to greater dead space than shunt does. Log SDQ, second moment (dispersion)
of the ventilation/perfusion distribution on a log scale.
Wagner Critical Care 2008 12:148 doi:10.1186/cc6888
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