8. Parameters ABL90 FLEX reference manual
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Definition Oxygen saturation of mixed venous blood.
Input range/Unit %: 0.0-100.0
fraction: 0.000-1.000
Definition Cardiac output; volume of blood delivered from
the left ventricle into the aorta per unit of time.
Also termed CO or C.O.
Input range/Unit 0.0-100.0 L/min
Definition Oxygen consumption; total amount of oxygen
utilized by the whole organism per unit of time.
Input range/Unit mL/min: 0-21000
mmol/min: 0.0-937.1
Conversion mmol/min = (mL/min)/22.41
Definition Volume of carbon monoxide added to the patient
for measurement and calculation of V(B) [5].
Input range/Unit 0.0-1000.0 mL
Definition The fraction of COHb measured before the CO-
injection.
Input range/Unit %: 0.0-100.0
fraction: 0.000-1.000
Definition The fraction of COHb measured after the CO-
injection.
Input range/Unit %: 0.0-100.0
fraction: 0.000-1.000
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