LOW FLOW VENOVENOUS BYPASSES IN SMALL DOGS AND PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS UNDERGOING REPLACEMENT OF THE LIVER

  • 1 July 1986
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 163 (1), 33-36
Abstract
A venovenous bypass for transplantation of the liver was developed and evaluated in dogs and applied clinically, with flows that average less than 500 milliliters per minute. Fatal pulmonary emboli were seen in two of 40 experiments. The venovenous flow in the four pediatric recipients was 200 to 1,200 milliliters per minute, and there were no complications.