Air lock and embolism upon attempted initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass while using vacuum-assisted venous drainage

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 468-470

  Burch, Thomas M ^a   Locke, Adair Q ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

air embolus; air lock; cardiac arrest; cardiac surgery; cardiopulmonary bypass; congenital; pediatric; vacuum assisted; vacuum assisted venous drainage; venous drainage

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

AIR EMBOLISM; AIR LOCK; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM; EXTUBATION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGEON; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VACUUM ASSISTED VENOUS DRAINAGE; VALVULOPLASTY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, AIR; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; SUCTION; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VACUUM;

EID: 84861093937     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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