Open AccessThe effect of the depth of pulmonary ventilation on the oxygen in the venous blood of man
Publication year - 1915
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series b, containing papers of a biological character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9185
pISSN - 0950-1193
DOI - 10.1098/rspb.1915.0017
Subject(s) - venous blood , arterial blood , oxygen , ventilation (architecture) , breathing , anesthesia , medicine , chemistry , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
We have sought to gain evidence as to whether the arterial blood is saturated with oxygen during its passage through the lungs when the breathing is shallow and the subject lying at rest. Incidentally we have made some observations on:—(1) The effect of work. (2) The local application of heat or cold on the gases in the venous blood. As means have not been devised for obtaining safely samples of normal arterial blood from man, we have been obliged to content ourselves with samples of venous blood collected from the veins of the arm.