Kidneys are a filter system. The main job of the kidneys is to remove waste from the blood and return the cleaned blood back to the body. Each minute about one litre of blood ï­ one-fifth of all the blood pumped by the heart - enters the kidneys through the renal arteries.
The volume of helium in the balloon has been estimated as being able to lift a total load, including the balloon material and the structure beneath it, of 65 pounds (29 kg) at sea level and 48 pounds (22 kg) at 8,000 feet (2,400 m).
The Bakri balloon tamponade, also called the Bakri Postpartum Balloon, is an inflatable balloon made of. silicone. It is 58 cm long with a double lumen shaft. The device can be filled to a maximum of 800 ml, but recommended use is not to exceed 500 ml of normal saline.17 The tip of the silicone tube has two.