Evaluation of membrane oxygenators and reservoirs in terms of capturing gaseous microemboli and pressure drops

Artificial Organs

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1037-1043

  Guan, Yulong ^a   Palanzo, David ^a   Kunselman, Allen ^b   Ündar, Akif ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Embolism; Membrane oxygenation; Perfusion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DROPS; OXYGENATION; PRESSURE DROP; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBRAL EMBOLISATION; ETIOLOGIC FACTORS; GASEOUS EMBOLI; HYPOTHERMIC; LOW PRESSURE DROP; MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; MEMBRANE OXYGENATORS; MICROEMBOLI; PERFUSION;

MEMBRANES;

RINGER SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; GAS EMBOLISM; MICROEMBOLISM; OXYGENATOR; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 70450250005     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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