Research in recent years has shown that pulsating flow during cardiopulmonary bypass can prevent the development of a number of perfusion complications inherent in continuous blood flow. On the other hand, attempts to pulsate with roller and centrifugal pumps, which are structurally DC pumps, are fraught with complications. However, these pumps are clinically tested and are successfully used for the implementation of direct blood flow.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a wide range of acute, debatable problems of transplantology, the problem of donation should be highlighted. It includes the selection and management of the donors, ethical and religious aspects and issues on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of the organ before its transplantation. Among the many methods of organ preservation, in the last decade, machine perfusion methods are on the forefront.
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