Population
A case involving preparation for initiating cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) complicated by an oxygenator defect
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May enable pre-CPB oxygenator integrity checks; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
This report describes a simple and creative technique to quickly assess the integrity of an oxygenation device and diagnose leaks prior to cardiopulmonary bypass initiation, potentially preventing catastrophic events.
Fernandes et al. (2015) studied this question.
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