Methods of non-invasively estimating intrapulmonary shunt fraction and measuring cardiac output
US6258038A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/083
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of non-invasively estimating the intrapulmonary shunt in a patient. The method includes non-invasively measuring respiratory flow, respiratory carbon dioxide content, and arterial blood oxygen content. A re-breathing process is employed to facilitate an estimate of the patient's pulmonary capillary blood flow. Any inaccuracies of the arterial blood oxygen content are corrected to provide a substantially accurate arterial blood oxygen content measurement. The respiratory flow, carbon dioxide content and arterial blood oxygen content measurements, and the pulmonary capillary blood flow estimate are employed to estimate an intrapulmonary shunt of the patient. The invention also includes a method of determining the total cardiac output of the patient which considers the estimated intrapulmonary shunt.
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