Development of an indirect calorimeter for use in infants and young children

K. McGuinness, C. Childs

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    Abstract

    A low cost, 'open-circuit', flow-through system, using a closely fitted facemask has been developed for the determination of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production in spontaneously breathing infants and children.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)343-351
    Number of pages8
    JournalClinical Physics and Physiological Measurement
    Volume12
    Issue number4
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 1991

    Keywords

    • physiopathology: Burns
    • instrumentation: Calorimetry
    • analysis: Carbon Dioxide
    • Child
    • Child, Preschool
    • Energy Metabolism
    • Humans
    • Infant
    • Oxygen Consumption
    • Reference Values
    • Respiration

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