Table 1. Influence of temperature and blood flow on MFPF PO2 measurements.
PO2 range [mmHg] | N | MFPF-CTE mean | MFPF-CTE SD | MFPF-CTE median | |
Temperature [°C] | |||||
20.0 | 0–140 | 5 | −0.6 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
30.0 | 0–140 | 5 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
40.0 | 0–140 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 5.8 |
Total | 15 | 1.7 | 5 | 2.9 | |
20.0 | 140–600 | 12 | 13.3 | 28.7 | 28.6 |
30.0 | 140–600 | 11 | 29.4 | 34.9 | 35.9 |
40.0 | 140–600 | 11 | 31.8 | 21.9 | 40.1 |
Total | 34 | 24.5 | 29.4 | 29.3 | |
Flow [L min−1] | |||||
0.80 | 0–600 | 9 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 17.3 |
1.60 | 0–600 | 7 | .6 | 9.7 | −2.4 |
2.40 | 0–600 | 8 | 5.4 | 10.5 | 8.6 |
3.20 | 0–600 | 7 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
4.00 | 0–600 | 9 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
Total | 40 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
PO2 = oxygen partial pressure [mmHg]; MFPF = Multi Frequency Phase Fluorimetry; CTE = Clark-type electrode; SD = standard deviation.