The effect of surgical field suction flow rate and venous reservoir levels on gaseous microemboli transmission
A minimum effective suction flow rate and maximum practical reservoir level are recommended to prevent the transmission of GME through the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit and potentially to the patient. Care should be taken to continuously monitor these variables throughout the case and adjust them accordingly.
Authors
- K Forrest Dana
- Mark E. Rentschler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-8358)
- Charlotte Bolch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9797-6557)
- Thomas Rath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4837-7726)
- Nathaniel Darban
- Edward A. Evans
- Marisa Sugden
Institutions
- Midwestern University (US)
- Lipscomb University (US)
- Perfusion Solution (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/2025067
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00