| Title: |
The blood-gas partition coefficient of xenon may be lower than generally accepted. |
| Authors: |
Goto, T; Suwa, K; Uezono, S; Ichinose, F; Uchiyama, M; Morita, S |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press |
| Publication Year: |
1998 |
| Collection: |
HighWire Press (Stanford University) |
| Subject Terms: |
Review Articles |
| Description: |
The blood-gas partition coefficients of xenon, reported more than 25 yr ago in the literature, vary considerably from 0.13 to 0.20. Consequently, we have determined this variable by directly injecting xenon-saturated blood into a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. This technique yielded a blood-gas partition coefficient for xenon of 0.115 (95% confidence interval 0.107-0.123). The solubility in water measured identically was 0.096, consistent with the reported value of 0.085. These data and a detailed review of the literature strongly suggest that the blood-gas partition coefficient of xenon may be lower than the generally accepted value of 0.14. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/80/2/255; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bja/80.2.255 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/bja/80.2.255 |
| Availability: |
http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/80/2/255; https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/80.2.255 |
| Rights: |
Copyright (C) 1998, Oxford University Press |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.ABF181F |
| Database: |
BASE |