Perfusion applications during liver transplantation

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Rhoades WF The use of the rapid infusion pump and the Biomedicus pump for clinical transplantation of the liver. Trans Today 1985; 2: 52-60.

Biomedicus, 15307 Industrial Road, Minneapolis, MN 55343, USA.

Gott TDMAC (heparinized) Aneurysm Shunt—product #8888-551010—Sherwood Medical, St Louis, MO 63101, USA.

Tygon tubing—Norton Industrial Plastics, PO Box 350, Akron, Ohio 44309, USA.

Griffith TDMAC (heparinized) Veno-Venous Shunt—product #8888-001917—Sherwood Medical, St Louis, MO 63103, USA.

Plasmalyte 'A' Electrolyte Solution (pH 7.4)— Travenol Laboratories, Inc., Deerfield, Ill 60015, USA.

Miniprime Heat Exchanger—Travenol Laboratories, Inc., Deerfield, Ill 60015, USA— product #5M0337.

Paediatric Arterial Filter—Pall Biomedical Products Corp., East Hills, NY 11548, USA— product #LPE 1440.

Perfusion Adaptor 1/4"—DLP Inc., 620 Watson S.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6393, USA—Part #10007.

Hemonetics Inc.—400 Wood Road, Braintree, Mass 02184, USA.