Development of air micro bubbles in the venous outlet line: An in vitro analysis of various air traps used for hemodialysis

Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 483-488

  Stegmayr, Christofer J ^a,b,c   Jonsson, Per ^b   Forsberg, Ulf ^b   Stegmayr, Bernd G ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air bubbles; Air chamber; Air trap; Complications; Hemodialysis; In vitro; Micro bubbles; Pulmonary fibrosis

Indexed keywords

AIR; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEMODIALYZERS; PROBES; TUBING; VISCOSITY;

AIR BUBBLES; AIR CHAMBERS; AIR TRAPS; COMPLICATION; FLUID LEVEL; FLUID-FLOW; HAEMODIALYSIS; IN-VITRO; MICROBUBBLES; PULMONARY FIBROSIS;

DIALYSIS;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; FLUID FLOW; HEMODIALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 34249310577     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2007.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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