Accession Number:
ADA037089
Title:
The Feasibility of Liquid Breathing in Man
Descriptive Note:
Final technical rept. 1 May 1969-31 Oct 1975
Corporate Author:
DUKE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER DURHAM NC
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Report Date:
1977-02-28
Pagination or Media Count:
11.0
Abstract:
Normothermic anesthetized dogs ventilated with oxygenated FC-80 fluorocarbon liquid can be maintained at a normal PaCO2 for 1 hr. The use of an emulsion of 1 by volume of 2 M NaOH in FC-80 fluorocarbon liquid should permit a liquid breathing diver to perform work requiring a VO2 of approximately 1 1 STPDmin while maintaining a normal PaCO2. Microscopic examination of the lungs of dogs and rats that had breathed oxygenated FC-80 fluorocarbon liquid or an emulsion of 1 by volume of 2 M NaOH in FC-80 fluorocarbon liquid revealed the transient presence of increased numbers of mononuclear cells but no other pathologic changes.
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Subject Categories:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Stress Physiology