Carbogen treatment for pH-stat management in cardiopulmonary bypass / Vijay Sundra Kumuran

• Main Author: Sundra Kumuran, Vijay
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
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Hypocarbia commonly occurs in infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass causing respiratory alkalosis with pH-stat management. In this study, pCO2 regulation was adjusted accordingly to sweep gas in control and treatment groups with gas-to-blood flow ratio of 0.5:1. Each extracorporeal membrane o...