Is the air handling capability of the Quadrox D pump dependent within an ECMO circuit? An in vitro study

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-211

  Gill, Martin C ^a   Dando, Hayden ^a   Dittmer, John ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centrifugal pump; EDAC ; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Gaseous microemboli; Oxygenator; Roller pump

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FILTER; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROEMBOLISM; OXYGENATOR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78649399363     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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