Estimating dead space ventilation: a computational modelling approach towards evaluation of clinical estimates of dead space fraction in critically ill patients

Dead space is the part of tidal volume that does not participate in gas exchange and represents wasted ventilation. It is often increased in pulmonary diseases. Quantification of dead space by the original Bohr’s equation requires measuring mean alveolar pressure of CO2 (PACO2) and mixed expired par...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naeem, Usra
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51774/