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Transactions, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs: Volume III. Chicago, Illinois, April 14-15, 1957.

Transactions, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs: Volume III. Chicago, Illinois,... This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Review of these transactions reveals that twelve new members of this society bring its roster to a total of ninety-two. Twenty-two papers are printed in brief. The majority of these are concerned with exchange of gases (CO2 and O2) and solutes, such as urea, uric acid, and electrolytes, between human or experimental animal blood and a dialysate which is either gas (for the pump oxygenator) or liquid (in the case of an artificial kidney). In principle and at least in one instrument described, there is little difference between an artificial heart-lung and an artificial kidney. The greatest current effort in further perfection of instruments seems to be concerned with the exchange between blood and gas. Much faster and complete exchange is required here, and, in addition, the problem of gas embolism still poses a challenge in the opinion of some. Although wetting agents allow defoaming of blood which http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Transactions, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs: Volume III. Chicago, Illinois, April 14-15, 1957.

A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine , Volume 101 (5) – May 1, 1958

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1958 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0888-2479
DOI
10.1001/archinte.1958.00260170168024
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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Review of these transactions reveals that twelve new members of this society bring its roster to a total of ninety-two. Twenty-two papers are printed in brief. The majority of these are concerned with exchange of gases (CO2 and O2) and solutes, such as urea, uric acid, and electrolytes, between human or experimental animal blood and a dialysate which is either gas (for the pump oxygenator) or liquid (in the case of an artificial kidney). In principle and at least in one instrument described, there is little difference between an artificial heart-lung and an artificial kidney. The greatest current effort in further perfection of instruments seems to be concerned with the exchange between blood and gas. Much faster and complete exchange is required here, and, in addition, the problem of gas embolism still poses a challenge in the opinion of some. Although wetting agents allow defoaming of blood which

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A.M.A. Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1958

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