title: Evaluation of a new cardiotomy blood filter.
abstract: A new cardiotomy blood filter with a polycarbonate body, a polyester prefilter, and a nylon screen with 20 mu pores was compared with four other commercially available filters. The Optigard filter was found to function as a "surface filter," which effectively removes blood particles larger than its nominal pore size.
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004617:Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009757:Nylons; D011091:Polyesters
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D011091:Polyesters