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Table 3 Values of a, b, and c in each subject according to the equation: Δ V T C O 2 % = a × ln MDT + b × EIF + c

From: Dead space and CO2 elimination related to pattern of inspiratory gas delivery in ARDS patients

Subject

a

b

c

R 2

1

12.9

2.3

9.0

0.71

2

16.4

11.5

4.8

0.76

3

11.7

6.4

4.6

0.59

4

16.7

12.8

6.4

0.84

5

14.5

0.4NS

12.9

0.74

6

13.4

5.6

7.8

0.34

7

15.6

1.9NS

11.0

0.58

8

10.9

-2.2NS

10.4

0.40

Mean

14.0

4.8

8.4

0.62

SD

2.2

5.3

3.0

0.18

  1. NS, not significantly different from zero.