Pulmonary complications following perfusion of the lungs

• Published in: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 767 - 776
• Main Authors: Awad, John A., Lemieux, J.M., Lou, Wu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.1966
• Subjects: Animals; Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion - adverse effects; Cyanosis - etiology; Dogs; Dyspnea - etiology; Erythrocyte Aggregation - etiology; Fever - etiology; In Vitro Techniques; Lung; Mortality; Protein Denaturation; Pulmonary Alveoli - physiopathology; Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology; Surface Tension

Conclusion and summary In order to evaluate some of the factors responsible for the post-perfusion lung complications, 98 dogs were divided into 14 groups; each group was perfused in a different manner. The various causes which could be implicated in the development of these lesions have been discus...