| Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 20, Number 1, March 1988
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| Page(s) | 31 - 35 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/198820131 | |
| Published online | 25 August 2023 | |
Original Article
Filtration of Recirculating Cardioplegia Systems
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
* Direct communications to: Virginia Dillon, Extra-Corporeal Circulation Technology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425-2701.
(J. Extra-Corpor. Technol. 20[1]: p. 30-34 Spring 1988) Two recirculating cardioplegia delivery systems were examined to measure their particulate contamination level and the rate of particulate removal using an 0.8 micron Capture Membrane with standard housing assembly. Capture Membranes were changed at 5, 10, 20, and 30 minute time periods with the cardioplegia recirculating at 400 ml/min. A logarithmic equation was derived from the particulate counts measured. The extrapolated points demonstrated that 98% of particulate contaminates were removed from these systems after 60 minutes of recirculating.
Key words: cardioplegic solution / administration / filtration
© 1988 AMSECT
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