Management of air embolism during HeartMate® XVE exchange

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Gregoric, Igor D ^a,b   Myers, Timothy J ^a   Kar, Biswajit ^a   Loyalka, Pranav ^a   Reverdin, Stephane ^a   La Francesca, Saverio ^a   Odegaard, Peggy ^a   Gemmato, Courtney J ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Device removal; Embolism, air etiology complications therapy; Heart assist devices adverse effects; Hemiparesis; Hypothermia, induced; Intraoperative complications; Methylprednisolone succinate; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STEROID; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CANNULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DISEASE COURSE; DUST; HEART ARREST; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FIBRILLATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; STERNOTOMY; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CIRCULATORY ARREST, DEEP HYPOTHERMIA INDUCED; EMBOLISM, AIR; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS;

EID: 34247107526     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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