Gas exchange during perfluorocarbon liquid immersion: Life-support for the ex utero fetus

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Davies, M W ^a,b   Dunster, K R ^a,c,d   Wilson, K ^d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FLUOROCARBON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GAS EXCHANGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMERSION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUOROCARBONS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; SHEEP; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 43949145901     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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