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Improvement of Pulmonary Gas Exchange After Surfactant Replacement in Rats with Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
Infectious diseases are of great concern in intensive care health service in immunocompromized patients; especially infectious diseases of the lung. In these patients pneumocystis carinii is a major cause of p...
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Effect of Artificial Ventilation on Pulmonary Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Rat Model
Treatment of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) develo** respiratory insufficiency within a few hours after birth remains unsatisfactory. The incidence of CDH is about 1:3000 newborns (Hazebr...
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Comparative Study of the Accuracy of Two Fiberoptic Mixed Venous Saturation Catheters (Spectracath® vs Opticath®) during Acute Changes in Hematocrit and Cardiac Output in Humans
The mixed venous oxygen saturation of hemoglobin (SvO2) reflects, under many circumstances, the state of tissue oxygenation. Changes in cardiac output (CO), arterial oxygen content, and oxygen uptake by the tissu...
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Hemodilution and Oxygen Transport
Several risks are associated with transfusion of homologous blood and blood products. The risk of alloimmunisation is well known. Transmission of viral infections from homologous blood transfusion (e.g. hepati...