Review Article
Monitoring of the Adult Patient on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Table 3
Similarities and differences between VA ECMO oxygenation and ventilation.
| | Variable | Affects oxygenation | Affects CO2 elimination |
| | Diffusion gradient | Yes | Yes | | Membrane surface area | Yes | Yes | | FDO2 | Yes | No | | Blood flow | Yes | No | | Fresh gas flow rate | No | Yes |
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