A word of caution: cerebral air emboli caused by tubing elastic recoil while performing low-flow antegrade cerebral perfusion in a low-birth-weight neonate.

Authors :: Frenkel G
Birk E
Vidne B
Shukrun G
Bachar O
Katz Y
Amir G
Source :: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery [J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg] 2010 Feb; Vol. 139 (2), pp. e25-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jan 18.
Publication Year :: 2010

Subjects :: Aorta, Thoracic abnormalities
Aorta, Thoracic surgery
Aortic Coarctation surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures methods
Cardiopulmonary Bypass adverse effects
Equipment Design
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Cardiopulmonary Bypass instrumentation
Embolism, Air etiology
Heart Defects, Congenital surgery
Infant, Premature, Diseases surgery
Intracranial Embolism etiology
Perfusion methods

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