Measurement of Thoracic Visceral Plasma Volume
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- 31 December 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 172 (1) , 195-202
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1952.172.1.195
Abstract
Using the same dye dilution curve that is obtained in the measurement of cardiac output by the rapid injection technic, the plasma volume of the thoracic viscera may be calculated. In a series of 10 rabbits the mean proportion of the total plasma volume in the thoracic viscera was observed to be 42.2% with a standard deviation of 3.1% (18.8% of mean). This proportion is approx. 10 times as great as that previously measured by direct extraction in anesthetized rats with collapsed lungs.Keywords
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