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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: ASAIO J. 2015 Jul-Aug;61(4):453–458. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000230

Table I.

Disease Model Overview

Disease Process Unit Of Measurement Potential Target Values
For A Disease Model
Pulmonary
Hypertension
Mean PA Pressure (Mppa) > 25 mmHg
Impaired
Oxygenation
Arteriolar Partial Pressure
Of Oxygen (Po2)
< 70 mmHg without
supplemental O2
Dead Space
Ventilation
Dead Space Fraction
(Vd/Vt)
> 50%
CO2 Retention
(*Hypercapnia)
Arterial Partial Pressure
Of Carbon Dioxide (Pco2)
> 45 mmHg
Dyspnea /
Tachypnea
Respiratory Rate (RR) > 60 breaths per minute