Ozonation of blood during extracorporeal circulation. I. Rationale, methodology and preliminary studies

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 645-651

  Bocci, Velio ^d   Di Paolos, N ^a   Garosi, G ^a   Aldinucci, C ^e   Borrelli, E ^e   Valacchi, G ^e   Cappelli, F ^a   Guerri, L ^e   Gavioli, G ^b   Corradeschi, F ^e   Rossi, R ^c   Giannerini, F ^c   Di Simplicio, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Braun Carex   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Fisiologia Generale   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Extracorporeal circulation; Hemotherapy; Ozone; Peroxidation; Reduced glutathione

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; OXIDATION; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EX-VIVO; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GAS EXCHANGERS; HEMOTHERAPY; HOLLOW FIBER; HYDROPHILICS; HYDROPHOBICS; PEROXIDATION; REDUCED GLUTATHIONE; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

OZONE;

ACD A; ACID CITRATE DEXTROSE; CALCIUM ION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRATE SODIUM; CYTOKINE; GLUTATHIONE; HEPARIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN; OZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; GENERATOR; HEMOPERFUSION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PERISTALTIC PUMP; PEROXIDATION; SHEEP; SWINE;

EID: 0032733952     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139889902200910     Document Type: Article

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