Monitoring spinal cord blood flow using hydrogen polarography.
Spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) is an important physiological variable that may undergo changes following cord injury. We measured SCBF in healthy dogs whose cord had been cooled, a technique that is useful for treating spinal cord injured patients. A microcomputerized system developed for efficient recording of SCBF on-line is described in this paper.
Hansebout
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Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Kamath
M V
MV
Lamont
R N
RN
D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004285:Dogs; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011048:Polarography / Q000379:methods*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology
D006859:Hydrogen