TABLE 3

Volatile organic compounds showing a significant correlation (r) between the external outlet of the membrane and the outlet of the tube of the ventilator

Retention time minrp-valueProportion breath/ECMOIdentityPresumed source
2.320.560.00180.61AcetoneEndogenous
2.470.370.04720.55IsopreneEndogenous
2.780.840.00000.992-Propanol, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-Anaesthetic
3.220.380.03951.261-PropanolExogenous
3.500.450.01390.4Pentane, 3-methyl-Endogenous?
3.800.410.02551Pentane, 2,4-dimethyl-Endogenous?
4.200.480.00900.80Furan, 2-methylExogenous
4.220.530.00290.54Ethyl acetateEndogenous
5.780.430.01970.992,4-HexadiyneExogenous
7.330.890.000011-Pentene, 2,4,4-trimethyl-Exogenous
8.850.820.00001.18Unknown
9.720.380.04311.27Unknown
9.830.790.00001.19Unknown
11.400.620.00040.89Unknown
11.470.670.00010.83Benzene, chloro-Exogenous
11.950.680.00000.413-Hexanone, 2-methyl-Endogenous?
14.470.560.00150.832-Propanol, 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methyl-Exogenous
14.470.700.00000.99Unknown
14.880.410.02860.62Pentane, 2,2,3-trimethyl-
15.23−0.440.01616.35Unknown
15.550.730.00001.22d-LimoneneExogenous
17.070.600.00060.90Unknown
18.550.670.00010.66UndecaneEndogenous?
19.030.620.00030.84Unknown
19.530.760.00000.82Unknown
20.650.860.00000.77Unknown
21.100.750.00000.88Unknown
21.220.600.00050.94Unknown
21.320.400.02990.18PropofolAnaesthetic

ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.