Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 24, Number 2, June 1992
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Page(s) | 69 - 71 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/199224269 | |
Published online | 21 August 2023 |
Case Report
Oxygenator Failure Due to Contact With Bathing Alcohol: A Case Report
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
* Address correspondence to: Scott D. Niles The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1601 JCP Iowa City, IA 52242-1062
Polycarbonate plastics are used in the construction of cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator shells. Oxygenator failure due to contact with organic and anesthetic solvents can occur. An incident in which bathing alcohol was spilled onto a hollow fiber oxygenator, necessitating its replacement during cardiopulmonary bypass, prompted this case report. We recommend additional safety precautions and urge manufacturers to label components constructed of such material to prevent this potentially catastrophic event.
Key words: oxygenator damage / acetone / bathing alcoho
© 1992 AMSECT
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