Tissue Oxygenation in Acute Medicine

Download or read book Tissue Oxygenation in Acute Medicine written by William J. Sibbald and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-01-21 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers from many disciplines, with both basic and clinical perspectives, came together in this volume to review and debate issues pertaining to the investigation and control of tissue oxygenation in acute medicine, as well as treatments to improve tissue oxygenation when abnormal. In this latter context, special emphasis is placed on understanding the effect of blood substitutes on the circulation and on the potential roles of this family of compounds in clinical medicine.