Prevention of venous blood gas embolism with blood microfilters

22 February 1977

journal article
Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia

Vol. 32 (2) , 174-176
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb11590.x

Abstract

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.

Keywords

COMPLICATIONS
EMBOLISM
EQUIPMENT
BLOOD FILTERS
GAS
TRANSFUSION
STORED BLOOD

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Anesthesiology, 1974
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