Figure 2.
Behavior of pH (top), HCO3- (middle) and PCO2 (bottom) in a closed system (black dots) and in an open system with a PCO2 of 40 mmHg (withe dots), during stepwise dilution with 0.9% NaCl, as modified from Gattinoni et al[32].
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