title: Air lock and embolism upon attempted initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass while using vacuum-assisted venous drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. tburch333@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Burch
authors.forename: Adair Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Locke
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery; D014618:Vacuum