Perfluorocarbons: future clinical possibilities.
Perfluorocarbons are now being used as oxygen carriers in clinical settings. Because these chemicals may have a role as a blood substitute, in organ preservation, and in the management of respiratory failure, we have reviewed some of the research leading to these applications.
Clark
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Weiman
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Pate
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Gir
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D001692:Biological Transport; D001802:Blood Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000187:drug effects; D010100:Oxygen / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D012119:Respiration
D001802:Blood Substitutes; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D010100:Oxygen