A multicompartmental model for simulation of soluble gas exchange in the lungs

A lung model for soluble gas exchange that will allow quantitative estimation of the pharmacokinetics of inhaled anesthetic agents is described. This lung model is coupled to a whole body hemodynamic model given by B. Pu/spl acute/ramic (M.S. thesis, New Jersey Inst. of Techn., 1992). The partial pressure of a soluble gas in the pulmonary artery (PPA), the integrated average pulmonary capillary pressure (PPC), and the partial pressure of gas in the pulmonary vein (PPV) system for one set of simulation values are shown. The partial pressures of the gas in the three lung capillary zones are also given.<
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