The Effect of Vacuum on Venous Drainage: an Experimental Evaluation on Pediatric Venous Cannulas and Tubing Systems

Introduction: To observe how vacuum assisted venous drainage (VAVD) may influence the flow in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit with different size of venous lines and cannulas. 
 Methods: The experimental circuit was assembled to represent the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit routinely used d...

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Main Authors: Vladimiro L Vida, A Bhattarai, Simone Speggiorin, Fabio Zanella, Giovanni Stellin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nepal Medical Association 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Online Access:http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2794