Metabolic functions of the lung

C de Wet, J Moss - Anesthesiology Clinics of North America, 1998 - Elsevier
The lung, by virtue of its anatomy and position, is uniquely designed to facilitate exchange of
oxygen and waste gases. Although the metabolic functions of the lung have been …

Remifentanil and pulmonary extraction during and after cardiac anesthesia

DJR Duthie, JJWM Stevens, AR Doyle… - Anesthesia & …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
We measured the apparent blood clearance and pulmonary extraction ratio of remifentanil in
10 adult patients undergoing elective myocardial revascularization for the first time with …

Fentanyl and propofol uptake by the lung: effect of time between injections

I Matot, CF Neely, RY Katz… - Acta anaesthesiologica …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of time between the administrations of fentanyl and propofol on the first pass
uptake of propofol in the cat lung was studied using double indicator dilution technique. The …

Biventricular support with the Jarvik 2000 ventricular assist device in a calf model of pulmonary hypertension

M Kindo, B Radovancevic, ID Gregoric, JL Conger… - ASAIO …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
The Jarvik 2000 ventricular assist device (VAD) is clinically efficacious for treating end-stage
left ventricular failure. Because simultaneous right ventricular support is also occasionally …

[HTML][HTML] RETRACTED: Changes in regulators of the circulation in patients undergoing lung surgery

J Boldt, M Papsdorf, D Uphus, M Müller… - 1997 - Elsevier
British Journal of Anaesthesia 1997; 79: 733 739 Changes in regulators of the circulation in
patients undergoing lung surgery J. BOLDT, M. PAPSDORF, D. UPHUS, M. MÜLLER AND …

Pulmonary endothelial cell injury and altered lung metabolic function: early detection of the adult respiratory distress syndrome and possible functional significance

HP Wiedemann, MA Matthay, CN Gillis - Clinics in chest medicine, 1990 - Elsevier
Markers of endothelial cell damage or dysfunction may be sensitive probes for the detection
of the earliest phases of acute lung injury and may be a guide to the severity of injury or …

Effects of hypoxia and hyperoxia on lung prostaglandin E1 metabolism

JB Pisarello, D Flores, RM Jackson - The American journal of the medical …, 1997 - Elsevier
Abstract Exposure to hypoxia (10% 02 for 5 to 7 days) results in increased survival and
decreased pulmonary toxicity of adult rats subsequently exposed to hyperoxia (> 97% 02) …

Activation of protein kinase C inhibits extraction of serotonin by perfused rat lung in situ

W Weng, BR Pitt - … Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and …, 1990 - journals.physiology.org
Pulmonary endothelial extraction (E) of serotonin (5-HT) is decreased after exposure to
phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in intact (D. Riggs, AM Havill, BR Pitt, and CN Gillis. J. Appl …

Vergleichende Untersuchungen des oxydativen Metabolismus der Lunge bei beatmeten Intensivpatienten: Pneumonie versus nicht infektiöse Formen des akuten …

M Hensel - 2001 - edoc.hu-berlin.de
Die Untersuchung organspezifischer Funktionsstörungen erlangt zunehmende Bedeutung
für die moderne Intensivmedizin. Das akute Lungenversagen gehört dabei zu den …