Ambulatory Oxygenator Right Ventricular Assist Device for Total Right Heart and Respiratory Support Dongfang Wang, MD, Scott D. Lick, MD, Xiaoqin Zhou, MD, Xiaojun Liu, MD, Robert J. Benkowski, MD, Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 84, Issue 5, Pages 1699-1703 (November 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.03.068 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Sheep with ambulatory paracorporeal oxygenator right ventricular assist device (OxyRVAD), recovered from anesthesia and surgery with free access to water and food. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1699-1703DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.03.068) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Gas exchange: carbon dioxice removal (solid circles) and oxygen transfer (open circles) across the gas exchange device. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1699-1703DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.03.068) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Plasma-free hemoglobin throughout the experiment. (Solid line = animal 1; short dash line = animal 2; long dash line = animal 3; dotted line = animal 4.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1699-1703DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.03.068) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions