1. A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Open Access Author: Gallagher, Maureen Brenna Title: A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Graduate Program: Bioengineering Keywords: PVADPIVartificial heartpediatrichematocritweaningventricular assist devicecardiovascular fluid dynamics File: Download Gallagher_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Keefe Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam Hancock, Committee MemberWilliam Weiss, Committee Member