title: Reduced amount of gaseous microemboli in the arterial line of minimized extracorporeal circulation systems compared with conventional extracorporeal circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion, MediClin Heart Center Coswig, Coswig, Germany baueradrian@msn.com.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion, MediClin Heart Center Coswig, Coswig, Germany.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schaarschmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Kyriakos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anastasiadis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carrel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D014690:Venous Pressure / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Arterial line filters; Gaseous microemboli; MECC; Venous bubble traps; Venous line pressures