The sensor in the venous chamber does not prevent passage of air bubbles during hemodialysis

Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-166

  Stegmayr, Bernd ^a   Forsberg, Ulf ^a,b   Jonsson, Per ^a   Stegmayr, Christofer ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b General Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Lung fibrosis Oxygen radicals; Micro bubbles; Regulations; Safety; Safety risk

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; HEMODIALYZERS; HEMODYNAMICS; OXYGEN; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

AIR BUBBLES; AIR TRAPS; BLOOD FLOW; HAEMODIALYSIS; LUNG FIBROSE-OXYGEN RADICAL; LUNG FIBROSIS; MICROBUBBLES; OXYGEN RADICAL; REGULATION; SAFETY RISKS;

DIALYSIS;

OXYGEN RADICAL;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSOR; ULTRASOUND; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 33847000176     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2007.00358.x     Document Type: Article

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