Limitations Using the Vacuum-Assist Venous Drainage Technique during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Procedures

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-211

  Jegger, David ^a   Tevaearai, Hendrik T ^a   Mueller, Xavier M ^a   Horisberger, Judith ^a   Von Segesser, Ludwig K ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Centrifugal; Hollow fiber membrane oxygenator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PUMP; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ORGAN PERFUSION; OXYGENATOR; PUMP DESIGN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM ASSIST VENOUS DRAINAGE; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 0242440876     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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