Can an oxygenator design potentially contribute to air embolism in cardiopulmonary bypass? A novel method for the determination of the air removal capabilities of neonatal membrane oxygenators

Perfusion

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-163

  De Somer, F ^a,b   Dierickx, P ^a   Dujardin, D ^b   Verdonck, P ^a   Van Nooten, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; HEAT EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; NEWBORN SURGERY; OXYGENATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031808588     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026765919801300302     Document Type: Article

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