Intraoperative and immediate postoperative management of calves undergoing valve or total artificial heart...

The intraoperative and immediate postoperative management data were recorded in a series of twelve artificial device implantation operations in calves. Nine of these were valved conduit experiments not requiring cardiopulmonary bypass, and three were total artificial heart implantations in which bypass was needed. The intraoperative and immediate postoperative management procedures of this laboratory are described including anesthesia, respiratory and drug therapy, and cardiopulmonary bypass management. This paper shows how these procedures may aid in reducing the recovery times of research animals.