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(Circulation. 1950;2:373.)
© 1950 American Heart Association, Inc.

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The Effect of the Dependent Position upon Blood Flow in the Limbs

ROBERT W. WILKINS M.D.¹; MEYER H. HALPERIN M.D.¹; JULIUS LITTER M.D.¹

¹ From the Robert Dawson Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

The blood flow, as reflected by the arteriovenous oxygen difference, in the arms and legs is greater in the dependent position than in the horizontal position. The physiologic and clinical significance of this finding is discussed.

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