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Table 5 Calculation of the ratio between the blood flow and CO

From: Sustained low efficiency dialysis should not be interrupted for performing transpulmonary thermodilution measurements

with RRT

Blood flow (L/min)

CI (L/min/m2)

CO (L/min) [with BSA = 1.73 m2]

Ratio blood flow/CO

Sakka et al. [10]

0.08–0.15

3.9

6.75

0.01–0.02

Dufour et al. [11]

0.25–0.35

3.49

6.04

0.04–0.06

Heise et al. [12]

0.15–0.22

6.79 (running/baseline)

0.02–0.03

Own study

0.18

3.1

5.36

0.03