Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 113-115, April 2007

A Simplified Circuit of Modified Ultrafiltration

Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Received 11 May 2006; received in revised form 23 September 2006; accepted 1 October 2006.

A simplified circuit of modified ultrafiltration (MUF) is described. The technique described is simple, inexpensive, allows both conventional ultrafiltration (CUF) and modified ultrafiltration with minimum manipulation of the circuit, allows re-institution of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in an emergency, reduces the risk of air embolism and air cavitation and can be used in adults as well as children.

Keywords: Ultrafiltration, Extracorporeal circuit, Cardiopulmonary bypass

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00232-0

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2006.10.003

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 113-115, April 2007

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