Toward Respiratory Support of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Using Repurposed Kidney Hollow Fiber Membrane Dialysers to Oxygenate the Blood

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Water flow rate (ml/min)</td><td class="align_center">Dissolved oxygen in collected water outflow (mg/l)</td><td class="align_center">Calculated oxygen transfer rate (mg/min)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">50</td><td class="align_center">28.6</td><td class="align_center">1.25</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">200</td><td class="align_center">&gt;32.9 (out of range)</td><td class="align_center">&gt;5.85</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">500</td><td class="align_center">&gt;32.9 (out of range)</td><td class="align_center">&gt;14.6</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Minimum oxygen transfer rates calculated from differential dissolved oxygen concentrations between inlet and outflow water.</div>

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Table 2: Toward Respiratory Support of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Using Repurposed Kidney Hollow Fiber Membrane Dialysers to Oxygenate the Blood 

Table 2 | Toward Respiratory Support of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Using Repurposed Kidney Hollow Fiber Membrane Dialysers to Oxygenate the Blood 