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[Pitfall of modified ultrafiltration in pediatric cardiac surgery]
M Onoe1, H Kitayama, K Matsumoto
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-sayama, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
|July 26, 2002
Abstract:
Since June, 1998, modified ultrafiltration (MUF) was performed for 92 consecutive children who underwent cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass, except those with atrial septal defect. Among 92 cases, MUF could not be completed in two cases because of the accident that many air bubbles were found in the arterial line of the CPB circuit. The causes of such trouble were discussed.