1. Modified Ultrafiltration Versus Conventional Ultrafiltration: A Randomized Prospective Study In Neonatal Piglets 
C.William Daggett, MD, Andrew J. Lodge, MD, John E. Scarborough, BA, Paul J. Chai, MD, James Jaggers, MD, Ross M. Ungerleider, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 115, Issue 2, Pages (February 1998)
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2. Fig. 1
CPB circuit with filter. During CPB, tubing clamps are placed at 2 and 3 to exclude the filter. During modified ultrafiltration, tubing clamps are placed at 1 and blood is added from the reservoir through the filter as needed. During conventional ultrafiltration, all tubing clamps are removed.
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3. Fig. 2
Left ventricle with four microcrystals and microtransducer in place.
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4. Fig. 3
Total body weight gain after CPB and 120 minutes of recovery. *p < 0.05, MUF versus CUF group and MUF versus control group.
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5. Fig. 4
Left ventricular wet/dry mass ratios. *p < 0.05, MUF versus CUF group and MUF versus control group.
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6. Fig. 5
Hematocrit value of piglets during the study period. Only modified ultrafiltration was capable of raising the hematocrit value and maintaining it significantly higher after CPB.
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7. Fig. 6
Heart rates of piglets during the study as determined by electrocardiographic tracings.
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8. Fig. 7
Mean arterial pressure as determined by a femoral catheter. *p < 0.01, MUF versus CUF group and MUF versus control group.
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9. Fig. 8
PRSW determinations of the left ventricle. p < 0.05, MUF versus CUF group and MUF versus control group.
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