Generation, detection and prevention of gaseous microemboli during cardiopulmonary bypass procedure

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1039-1051

  Lou, Song ^a   Ji, Bingyang ^a   Liu, Jinping ^a   Yu, Kun ^a   Long, Cun ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Gaseous microemboli; Neurological injury; Transcranial cranial doppler

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEMODYNAMICS; NEUROLOGY;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DOPPLER; EMBOLIZATION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUITS; GASEOUS MICROEMBOLUS; MICROEMBOLI; NEUROLOGICAL INJURY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSCRANIAL; TRANSCRANIAL CRANIAL DOPPLE;

FLOW VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; GASEOUS MICROEMBOLI; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE AGGREGATION; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATOR; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 84055207549     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000010     Document Type: Article

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