A simple system to deliver blood cardioplegia.
We describe a simple and inexpensive system designed to deliver blood cardioplegia either diluted or at the patient's hematocrit, with controlled temperature and additive concentration. This system can be applied to any pump set, and suits any strategy for clinical myocardial preservation.
Provenzano
Sylvio C
SC
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Stacey
Robert
R
Newman
David C
DC
Wolfenden
Hugh
H
Manganas
Con
C
Grant
Peter W
PW
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004867:Equipment Design; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged