Orthotopic Experimental Lung Transplantation
Ventilation mode Pressure control mode Ventilation pressure (P max ) 18 mbar Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) 2–4 mbar Single inspiration time 0.4 s Singe expiration time 0.8 s Ventilation…
Heterotopic Abdominal Heart Transplantation in Rats
Fig. 9.1 Heterotopic heart transplantation – comlete volume unloading Fig. 9.2 Heterotopic heart transplantation – partial volume unloading 9.2 Preconditioning of the Animal Prior to Surgery It is recommended to…
The Transplantation of Insulin Producing Tissue
Fig. 12.1 Overview anatomy of the rat abdominal cavity – biliary and duodenal portions of pancreas The gastrosplenic portion (the left lobe = cauda; Fig. 12.2) is the largest one and continued…
Transplantation of Vascular Allograft
Fig. 15.1 Equipment and material for aortic graft procurement Heating apparatus to keep the saline solution warm. Small fluid containers with saline solution to clean the microsurgical instruments during the…
Basic Techniques for Microsurgery Experiment
Fig. 6.1 Holding of the instruments (Source: http://www.szote.u-szeged.hu/expsur/hefop/angol/microsurgery/microsurgery_advanced_invivo.htm#TOP) There exist some techniques for knotting , but in all types of knotting in microsurgery is performed with using instruments (microsurgical needle…
Small Intestine Transplantation
Author Year Model Monchik and Russell [1] 1971 Heterotopic SBT with systemic venous drainage Kort [4] 1973 Orthotopic SBT with portal drainage Schraut [5] 1983 Heterotopic SBT with portal drainage…
Experimental Liver Transplantation and Surgery
Fig. 11.1 Distribution of rat liver lobes in terms of volume Fig. 11.2 Portal vein anatomy of the rat liver Fig. 11.3 Hepatic vein anatomy of the rat liver The…
Kidney Transplantation
Fig. 8.1 Dissection of suprarenal vein 4. Release both renal vessel from retroperitoneal tissue (Fig. 8.2) Fig. 8.2 Dissection of renal artery and vein 5. Release the ureter…
Transplantation of Lymph Vessels
Picture 14.1 1 aorta abdominalis, 2 arteria mesenterica cranialis, 3 arteria celiaca, 4 arteria renalis lat. sin., 5 truncus lumbalis, 6 truncus intestinalis, 7 lymphatic collector of left kidney, 8…
Anesthesia in Experimental Microsurgery
Sedation Midazolam 2.5 mg/kg i.m. or i.v. Diazepam 2.5 mg/kg i.m. or i.v. Xylazine 5.0 mg/kg i.m. Medetomidine 0.135 mg/kg i.m. Azaperon 1.0 mg/kg i.m. Table 5.2 Anesthesia with alfa2-agonists…
