Multiple Inert Gas Elimination Technique

Preferred Label : Multiple Inert Gas Elimination Technique;

NCIt synonyms : MIGET;

NCIt definition : A technique that measures the pulmonary exchange of a set of six different inert gases dissolved together in saline (or dextrose) and infused intravenously. The measurements are then used to compute the distribution of ventilation/perfusion ratios that best describes the exchange of the six gases simultaneously. (Wagner PD. The multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET). Intensive Care Med. 2008 Jun;34(6):994-1001.);

Alternative definition : CDISC: A technique that measures the pulmonary exchange of a set of inert gases dissolved together in saline (or dextrose) and infused intravenously. The measurements are then used to compute the distribution of ventilation/perfusion ratios that best describes the exchange of the gases simultaneously. (Wagner PD. The multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET). Intensive Care Med. 2008 Jun;34(6):994-1001.);

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL970094;

Details

Origin ID

C161408;

UMLS CUI

C5205786;

Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
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- CDISC SDTM Method Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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