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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 69, 479-491, Copyright © 1975 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Nature of deposits in a tubular membrane oxygenator after prolonged extracorporeal circulation: a scanning electron microscope study

RG Guidoin, JA Awad, Y Laperche, PJ Morin and GH Haggis

Although silicone fibers are among the most compatible with tissue and blood, numerous deposits are observed after their prolonged usage in a capillary membrane oxygenator, even when the blood has been properly heparinized. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) study shows that the morphology of these deposits varies greatly, depending upon the part of the unit from which the sample is taken. The area close to the inlet is the most severely affected. The outlet zone is affected to a lesser degree, and the areas in between are only slightly affected.

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