[Experimental research on the use of fluorocarbon compounds (FC 43) as blood substitutes]

The authors have experimented a fluorocarbon compound (FC 43) in form of a stable emulsion (20%), in the presence of a suitable surfactant agent (Pluronic F 68: 2,5%), as an hematic substitute. The animals (fifteen rabbits) underwent substitution of 50% of the total hematic volume with same volumes of the emulsion and thereafter have been examined for a period of twenty-four hours. During the time of observation there were no changes on: 1) acid-base equilibrium; 2) respiratory homeostasis and 3) major circulatory parameters.