Centrifugal pump failures

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 118-122

  Kolff, Jacob ^a   Ankney, Raymond N ^a   Wurzel, David ^b   Devineni, Rajsekhar ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cardiac Systems Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

air embolism; cardiopulmonary bypass; centrifugal pumps; pump failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PUMP; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GAS EMBOLISM; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SAFETY;

EID: 0029793972     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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