| Emergency reinforcement of cracked paracorporeal blood pumps. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 15672799 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In a patient with biventricular paracorporeal cardiac support, severe cracks in the outer pump housing occurred for unknown reasons (possibly because of the application of solvent). Pump replacement was considered but estimated to be a very high risk for this particular patient. Therefore, it was decided to glue the ventricles. Gluing was done after pilot tests in a two stage procedure: first, with a special glue that hardens under exposure to ultraviolet light and then with a two component low exothermic epoxy resin. The procedure resulted in very satisfying stability for the remainder of the bridging period, and the patient could be transplanted successfully 59 days after the event. It is concluded that a carefully selected gluing procedure (caveats: with previously tested glue, a validated procedure, and as a last resort only) may bring less risk in such rare cases of pump cracks than a pump exchange. |
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Authors:
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Heinrich Schima; Christian Reindl; Martin Stoiber; Wilfried Röthy; Georg Wieselthaler |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) Volume: 50 ISSN: 1058-2916 ISO Abbreviation: ASAIO J. Publication Date: 2004 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-01-27 Completed Date: 2005-06-30 Revised Date: 2006-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9204109 Medline TA: ASAIO J Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 621-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adhesives
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pharmacology Adult Emergency Medical Services* Epoxy Resins / pharmacology Equipment Failure Female Heart Diseases / surgery Heart Transplantation Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects* Humans Time Factors |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Adhesives; 0/Epoxy Resins |
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