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J Appl Physiol 63: 1551-1557, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 63, Issue 4 1551-1557, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Extrapolation of thermodilution curves obtained during a pause in artificial ventilation

J. R. Jansen, J. M. Bogaard and A. Versprille
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

The feasibility of three mathematical models to extrapolate the tail of thermodilution curves, when flectures are present in the descending limb, was tested in anesthetized pigs. The models were a local random walk model (LDRW), a log-normal distribution, and a two-compartment model. First, the accuracy of the extrapolation of the tail by each model was tested on two undisturbed curves by taking the truncation at five different points on the descending limb. The extrapolated curve area obtained from each model was compared with total area of the undisturbed curve. Next, dilution curves obtained during inspiratory hold maneuvers and characterized by deflection points were analyzed, taking the truncation just before deflection. The estimates of cardiac output by the models were compared with electromagnetically measured flow in the pulmonary artery. The area of the dilution curve was estimated more accurately when more information on the descending limb was available. The LDRW model and the log-normal distribution were superior to the two-compartment model regarding accuracy of cardiac output estimation and root-mean-square errors of the fit. Both models estimated curve area with an error less than 5% when truncation of the descending limb occurred below 60% of the peak value. In circumstances of mechanical ventilation, where only short periods of constant flow will be present, analyses of dilution curves based on the LDRW model or the log-normal distribution are recommended.


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