sweep gas

English to Croatian Medical Medical (general)

Sweep gas is either 100% oxygen or carbogen (95% O2 and 5% CO2). Sweep gas flow is a gas flow in liters per minute through the membrane oxygenator. Sweep gas flow rates are equal to blood flow. An increase of sweep gas flow increases CO2 elimination. When interested only in CO2 removal with low rated flow membranes, the sweep gas (100% O2) flow rate is usually ten times the blood flow.