title: [Development of a modified bypass system for bridging the anhepatic phase in orthotopic liver transplantation].
abstract: The tube-system of the biopump equipment (Bio-medicus, Minnesota/USA) is an essential part of the veno-venous bypass during liver-grafting. In this system turbulences of the blood flow have be avoided because of the unability of heparinization. Any conjunctions parts of the system are areas of potential flow-changes. The number of junctions in the tube-system increase the risk of blood clotting with consecutive intraoperative complications by embolisms. This paper describes a new tube-system with integrated lines for pressure measurements in order to minimize these problems.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeinchirurgie, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karbe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Henne-Bruns
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kremer
mesh_terms: D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000601:surgery; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008102:Liver Circulation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D012212:Rheology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Entwicklung eines modifizierten Bypass-Systems zur Uberbrückung der anhepatischen Phase bei orthotoper Lebertransplantation.