How Do Cord Compressions Affect the Umbilical Venous Flow Resistance? An In Vitro Investigation of the Biomechanical Mechanisms

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-275

  Pennati, Giancarlo ^a   Laganà, Katia ^a   Gervaso, Francesca ^c   Rigano, Serena ^b   Ferrazzi, Enrico ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Umbilical circulation; Venous hydraulic behaviour; Vessel compression; Wharton's Jelly

Indexed keywords

BLOOD OXYGENATION; COMPRESSIVE FORCES; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEINS; HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOUR; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; THICKNESS REDUCTION; UMBILICAL CORDS; WHARTON'S JELLY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPACTION; FLOW RATE; PRESSURE DROP;

DATA COMPRESSION;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CENTRIFUGAL PUMP; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PLACENTA; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION; UMBILICAL CORD COMPRESSION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN RESISTANCE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84880695037     PISSN: 1869408X     EISSN: 18694098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-013-0131-0     Document Type: Article

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