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J Appl Physiol 65: 601-607, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 65, Issue 2 601-607, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of flow on O2 consumption during progressive hypoxemia

G. Gutierrez, R. J. Pohil and R. Strong
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030.

Rabbit hindlimb preparations perfused with blood from donor rabbits were used to determine whether O2 consumption (VO2) during hypoxemia is limited by total O2 transport (TO2) or by capillary O2 driving pressure, as reflected by the venous PO2 (PVO2). The preparations were randomized into two groups: low flow (LF) and high flow (HF), perfused at 18 and 32 ml.min-1.kg of preparation wt-1, respectively. After a 1-h base-line period with arterial PO2 (PaO2) greater than 100 Torr, both groups were exposed to progressive decrements in PaO2 to less than 10 Torr. Sequential sets of arterial and venous blood gases were obtained, and VO2, TO2, and O2 extraction ratio (ERO2) were calculated. A plot of PVO2 vs. TO2 showed higher levels of PVO2 (P less than 0.05) in LF than HF, when compared at similar levels of TO2. Therefore the experimental protocol allowed the comparison of the separate effects of TO2 or PVO2 on VO2. Plotting VO2 as a function of TO2 revealed two distinct curves (P less than 0.05), with LF having a greater VO2 than HF at a given TO2. Conversely, a plot of VO2 as a function of PVO2 did not show a difference between the groups. The ERO2 of LF was greater than HF when compared at similar levels of TO2 (P less than 0.05). We conclude from these data that during progressive hypoxemia VO2 appears to be primarily limited by factors that determine capillary O2 diffusion. This conclusion supports the Kroghian theory of capillary O2 exchange.


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