Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Management of Calves Undergoing Valve or Total Artificial Heart Implantation |
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| Authors: | Leo-Peter van der Wey Wm. Lawrence Hastings DonB. Olsen W. J. Kolff |
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| Affiliation: | Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Division of Artificial Organs, Department of Surgery, Dumke Building 535, University of Utah College of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The intraoperative and immediate postoperative management data were recorded in a series of twelve artificial device implantation operations in calves. Nine of these were valved conduit experiments not requiring cardiopulmonary bypass, and three were total artificial heart implantations in which bypass was needed. The intraoperative and immediate postoperative management procedures of this laboratory are described including anesthesia, respiratory and drug therapy, and cardiopulmonary bypass management. This paper shows how these procedures may aid in reducing the recovery times of research animals. |
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| Keywords: | artificial devices intraoperative postoperative respiratory management cardiopulmonary bypass anesthesia drug therapy recovery |
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