Elimination of microbubbles from the extracorporeal circuit: Dynamic bubble trap versus arterial filter

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Martens, Sven ^a   Dietrich, M ^a   Pietrzyk, R ^b   Graubitz, K ^a   Keller, H ^a   Moritz, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b HP Medica GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Bubble trap; Extracorporeal circuit

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

% REDUCTIONS; AIR EMBOLISMS; ARTERIAL FILTERS; BUBBLE-TRAP; CIRCUIT DYNAMICS; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUITS; MICROBUBBLES; OPEN-HEART SURGERY; PERFORMANCE; PROPERTY;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEVICE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FILTER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; OPEN HEART SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 1442355252     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880402700111     Document Type: Article

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