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Prevention of venous blood gas embolism with blood microfilters
Author(s) -
WATSON B. G.,
PEARSON D. T.,
WILLIAMS W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb11590.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood transfusion , anesthesia , venous blood , embolism , surgery , intensive care medicine
The efficacy of blood microfilters in removal of the gaseous emboli produced during the warming of blood for transfusion is demonstrated experimentally. It is suggested that when blood microfilters are used they should be placed distal to any blood warming device.