Interaction between haematocrit and pulmonary blood volume on pulmonary vascular flow resistance and pressure-flow relationships

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1082-1088

  Loer, S A ^a   Scheeren, T W L ^a   Peters, J ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Haemoconcentration; Haemodilution; Pressure flow relationship; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary vascular flow resistance; Pulmonary vascular hypertension

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG BLOOD VOLUME; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; LUNG; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RABBITS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030704234     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050460     Document Type: Article

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