Hydrodynamic evaluation of aortic cardiopulmonary bypass cannulae using particle image velocimetry.

The high velocity jet from aortic arterial cannulae used during cardiopulmonary bypass potentially causes a “sandblasting” injury to the aorta, increasing the possibility of embolisation of atheromatous plaque. We investigated a range of commonly available dispersion and non-dispersion cannulae, usi...

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Published in:	Perfusion Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 78 - 87
Main Authors:	McDonald, C. I., Bolle, E., Lang, H. F., Ribolzi, C., Thomson, B., Tansley, G. D., Fraser, J. F., Gregory, S. D.
Format:	pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Sage Publications, Ltd. Jan2016
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost