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 Area of Honors: Biomedical Engineering Keywords: PVADartificial hearthematocritweaningfluid dynamics File: Download Gallagher_Schreyer_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis SupervisorDr. Keefe B Manning, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. William O Hancock, Faculty ReaderDr. William O Hancock, Faculty Reader