Effects of acute bleeding on oxygen supply to the skeletal muscle in dogs

• Published in: European surgical research Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 61
• Main Authors: Fontijne, W P, Mook, P H, Elstrodt, J M, Wildevuur, C R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 1985
• Subjects: Animals; Blood Pressure; Blood Transfusion, Autologous; Blood Volume; Dogs; Hemorrhage - physiopathology; Microcirculation - physiopathology; Muscles - blood supply; Oxygen - blood; Vascular Resistance

To study the effect of acute bleeding on the oxygen supply to the skeletal muscle, heparinized dogs were bled via an arterial cannula until mean arterial pressures of 25 and 50 mm Hg below initial value were reached. The shed blood was retransfused in reverse (50, 25 mm Hg) after correction of the a...