title: A prospective comparison of bubble and membrane oxygenators in short and long perfusions.
abstract: In operations with perfusion times longer than 90 min, a hollow-fibre membrane oxygenator causes less damage to red cells and platelets than a standard bubble oxygenator. There is also a trend towards less post-operative pulmonary shunting when a membrane oxygenator is employed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhumale
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pepper
mesh_terms: D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010106:Oxygenators; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane; D010477:Perfusion; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors