Comparison between standard single chamber versus dual chamber low glucose degradation product peritoneal dialysis fluids.

abstract：:Tissue-cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells were subjected to flow in an in vitro circulatory loop designed to simulate the flow and pressure conditions in the aorta. The cells were cultured under stationary conditions on tubes of fibronectin-coated Silastic or of Dacron velour. The tubes were then added to the fl...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Eskin SG,Navarro LT,O'Bannon W,DeBakey ME

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonpulsatile blood pumps are mainly used in extracorporeal life support systems. Although pulsating blood flow is known to be physiological, a pulsatile pump is not commonly applied in a circuit with a membrane oxygenator because of damage to the blood cells. The hypothesis that the placement of a pressure-relieving c...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kim TS,Sun K,Lee KB,Lee HW,Baek KJ,Park SY,Son HS,Kim KT,Kim HM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal anticoagulation regimen for hemodialysis (HD) in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) has not been defined. Hemodiafiltration (HDF) adds a large convective component to HD, thereby changing the pharmacokinetics of most anticoagulants. Data on coagulation regimens for HDF are scant. We there...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mahieu E,Claes K,Jacquemin M,Evenepoel P,Op De Beek K,Bogaert AM,Kuypers D,Verhamme P,Meijers B

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with the design of a controller for cycling induced by functional electrical stimulation. The controller will be exploitable in the rehabilitation of hemiparetic patients who need to recover motor symmetry. It uses the pulse width as the control variable in the stimulation of the two legs in order to ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ambrosini E,Ferrante S,Schauer T,Ferrigno G,Molteni F,Pedrocchi A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The energy dissipated in blood or on a total artificial heart (TAH) chamber's elements directly or indirectly decreases the biological or technical safety of the TAH's work. The energetic analysis of the Polish total artificial heart (POLTAH) external work with the objective of estimating the valve and membrane roles ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Nawrat Z,Malota Z

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of hemoperfusion (HP) through coated resin adsorbent Synachrom E-5 in animal intoxications with organophosphate inhibitors of cholinesterases type of nerve agents. Five anesthetized dogs were intoxicated with 2 to 6 LD50 of VX substance and another 4 with 2 to 3 LD5...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Monhart V,Fusek J,Brndiar M,Tlustakova M

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The postdialysis levels of serum sodium concentration, urea concentration, and osmolality, as well as the magnitude of both transcellular fluid shifts and sodium removal, were predicted based on computer modeling without measuring body fluid volumes. A 4-h hemodialysis was performed in five patients at a constant ultr...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kimura G,Van Stone JC,Bauer JH

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine pericardium is a widely utilized biomaterial. Usually, after harvesting, it is advantageous that the pericardium be immersed in glycerol to improve its shelf life. This can induce some degree of toxicity in the material. The studies were performed in compliance with the rules of ISO 10993 and OECD 487, in the b...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Rodas AC,Maizato MJ,Leirner AA,Pitombo RN,Polakiewicz B,Beppu MM,Higa OZ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood pressure changes induced by the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) are expected to create clinical improvement in terms of coronary perfusion and myocardial oxygen consumption. However, the measured effects reported in literature are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of ische...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Schampaert S,van Nunen LX,Pijls NH,Rutten MC,van Tuijl S,van de Vosse FN,van 't Veer M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing practice of dialyzer reuse in recent years is mainly based on medical and economic considerations. However, adverse reactions such as immunohemolytic anemia due to anti-Nform antibody associated with dialyzer reuse have been reported. In this study, scanning electron microscopy and cytologic staining were ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Ng YY,Yang AH,Wong KC,Lan HY,Hung TL,Kerr PG,Huang TP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term hemodialysis catheter dwell time in the central vein predisposes to fibrin sheath development, which subsequently causes catheter malfunction or occlusion. In very rare cases, the catheter can be overgrown with fibrin and rigidly connected with the vein or heart structures. This makes its removal almost impo...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Garcarek J,Gołębiowski T,Letachowicz K,Kusztal M,Szymczak M,Madziarska K,Jakuszko K,Zmonarski S,Guziński M,Weyde W,Klinger M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maximum ventricular elastance is a reliable index for assessing the cardiac function from changes in its pressure-volume relationship. The advantage of this index is that it can represent the contractility of either unassisted hearts or native hearts assisted with rotary blood pumps. However, there are situations ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Sugai TK,Tanaka A,Yoshizawa M,Shiraishi Y,Yambe T,Nitta S,Baba A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The weight gain of IVOX devices removed from the first 49 human clinical trials patients after from 1 to 29 days of implantation into the venae caval blood stream has been assessed. Each patient had received sufficient systemic heparin to maintain activated clotting times between 150 and 200 s while the IVOX device wa...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Imai H,Schaap RN,Mortensen JD

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study introduces a newly developed method for the formation of a stationary phase superficially embedded with immunoadsorbent, that is partially incomplete two-stage polymerization of acrylamide. Preliminary experimental studies show that binding activity of the immunoadsorbent was satisfactorily maintained after...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yang TH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous and intermittent high shear were loaded to red blood cells in a cone and a plate rheoscope. The mechanical damage to red cells was compared for continuous and intermittent shear. The intermittent shear was achieved by alternately starting and stopping shear repeatedly. In the case of intermittent shear load...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mizunuma H,Sakai S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To perform the first experimental tests for validation of a new gear unit concept, the pump chamber, diaphragm, and pusher plate design of an orthotopic electromechanical total artificial heart (TAH) (Helmholtz Labtype) was manufactured. In its early stage of development, it provides some of the most important feature...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Kaufmann R,Reul H,Rau G

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) contains many growth factors that are involved in tissue regeneration processes. For successful tissue regeneration, protein growth factors require a delivery vehicle for long-term and sustained release to a defect site in order to maintain their bioactivity. Previously, we showed that hepar...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： La WG,Yang HS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrolyzed water accelerated the healing of full-thickness cutaneous wounds in rats, but only anode chamber water (acid pH or neutralized) was effective. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), also produced by electrolysis, was ineffective, suggesting that these types of electrolyzed water enhance wound healing by a mechanism un...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Yahagi N,Kono M,Kitahara M,Ohmura A,Sumita O,Hashimoto T,Hori K,Ning-Juan C,Woodson P,Kubota S,Murakami A,Takamoto S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Replacing the renal excretion of low molecular weight proteins (LMWP) by extracorporeal dialysis (dialysis) treatment poses technological challenges. Hemodialyzers with sieving coefficients for LMWP that match or even exceed those of the glomerular membrane barrier are commercially available; however, the associated l...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Glancey G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the influence of hydration state on plasma volume (PV) changes during ultrafiltration, 11 clinically normhydrated patients on maintenance hemodialysis were studied intraindividually during 2 hydration states differing by 2-15% of lean body mass (LBM). Plasma volume was measured continually during a 15-min ul...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wizemann V,Leibinger A,Mueller K,Nilson A

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Out-of-Hospital refractory Cardiac Arrest (OHrCA) has a mortality rate between 90 and 95%. Since 2009, French medical academic societies have recommended the use of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for OHrCA. According to these guidelines, patients were eligible for ECLS support if vital signs were still present dur...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Rousse N,Robin E,Juthier F,Hysi I,Banfi C,Al Ibrahim M,Coadou H,Goldstein P,Wiel E,Vincentelli A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In chronic cardiomyopathy, mechanical circulatory support (MCS) plays an increasingly important role for children as the shortage of suitable donor hearts increases waiting time on the transplant list. We report our experience with the paracorporal Berlin Heart EXCOR System (Berlin Heart AG, Berlin, Germany) used as a...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Schweiger M,Schrempf J,Sereinigg M,Prenner G,Tscheliessnigg KH,Wasler A,Krumnikel J,Gamillschegg A,Knez I

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to verify if dialysis solution volumes used in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) interfere with pulmonary function and if the pulmonary volumes interfere with the lymphatic absorption of the peritoneal cavity. We submitted 10 CAPD patients with a mean age of 48 +/- ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Marmanillo CG,Pecoits-Filho RF,Romão JE Jr,Kakehashi ET,Sabbaga E,Marcondes M,Abensur H

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flow of blood as a viscous, Newtonian, incompressible liquid in an expanding spherical cavity with a ball-type inlet valve was examined. This type of flow can serve as a model of the phase of ventricular diastole in a sac-type artificial heart. The critical values of Reynolds numbers at which flow interruption beh...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Starobin IM,Zaĭko VM

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old man was referred to our department with a history of cough, especially at night, for 3 months. He was found to have a huge retrosternal goiter. We applied a novel combined cervical and robot-assisted approach to resect this difficult goiter. Using the da Vinci robot system, the intrathoracic part of the ...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Wang S,Xu S,Liu B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrombogenicity of membrane oxygenators as well as clotting parameters profiles, using standard human clotting tests, was analyzed in calves and pigs during 6 h perfusion. Three calves and 3 pigs were connected to extracorporeal circulation with standard heparinization. Blood samples were taken for coagulation var...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mueller XM,Tevaearai HT,Jegger D,Tucker O,von Segesser LK

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly being used as life-saving therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure. The changes in spirometry following LVAD implantation and subsequent unloading of the left ventricle and pulmonary circulation are unknown. In this study, we explored long-term changes i...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Mohamedali B,Bhat G,Yost G,Tatooles A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common method of controlling acidemia during lung-protective ventilation is CO₂ removal with an extracorporeal lung assist (ECLA) system. Another possibility to prevent acidemia is based on intravenous (i.v.) application of tris-hydroxymethyl-aminomethane (3 mol/L, THAM) buffer, which can bind hydrogen proton...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Russ M,Deja M,Ott S,Bedarf J,Keckel T,Hiebl B,Wagner JJ,Unger JK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified bovine hemoglobin on vascular half-life and renal function in rabbits to those of unmodified bovine hemoglobin. Renal function was assessed by the measurement of the glomerular filtration rate, urinalysis, blood chemistries, hemoglobin (Hb) excretio...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Conover CD,Gilbert CW,Shum KL,Shorr RG

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), acceptable functional performance is now being achieved; however, peak VO2 and peak work load (watts) remain considerably limited. Maximum physical capacity is essentially dependent on generated cardiac output (CO) and arteriovenous oxygen difference (...

journal_title：Artificial organs

authors： Schmidt T,Bjarnason-Wehrens B,Mommertz S,Hannig M,Schulte-Eistrup S,Willemsen D,Reiss N

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00