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Oxygent [1 record]

Record 1 1998-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

Perflubron emulsion in clinical development for use as an intravenous oxygen carrier to temporarily substitute for red blood cells during surgery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
CONT

Oxygent n'est pas à proprement parler un sang artificiel, mais un substitut de l'hémoglobine, le transporteur naturel de l'oxygène. Combiné à du plasma, il peut remplacer temporairement le sang lors des interventions chirurgicales.

Spanish

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