Clinical Study of a Simplified Method in the Measurement of VD / VT .
10.4097/kjae.1982.15.1.110
- Author:
Hyun Ja KIM
1
;
Tae Young KIM
;
Choon Kun CHUNG
;
Myung Won CHO
;
Sang Dong LEE
;
Yong Lack KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, National Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Heart;
Humans;
Nomograms
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1982;15(1):110-113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bed-side measurement of Vd/Vt has not been used clinically, because the measurement of Pico2 in using the Bohr equation is complicated and a time-consuming test. A new, simplified and time-saving, bed-side calculation of Vd/Vt by using the Radford nomogram has been developed. In order to verify the method of calculated Vd/Vt, we compared the two methods(measured versus calculated Vd/Vt) in 20 open heart patients. Two methods had direct correlationship(y=0.95X+0.04) with r=0.864, and so the authors considered that the calculating method in the measurement of Vd/Vt is advantageous in clinical use.
