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1: Ann Thorac Surg. 1987 Jul;44(1):90.Links

A technique for avoidance of hypothermia during prolonged mechanical circulatory support with centrifugal pumps.

Young JN, Belz R, Iverson LI, Ennix CL Jr, Ecker RR, May RD, Masterson R, May IA.

Systemic hypothermia became a major problem in one of our patients undergoing postcardiotomy mechanical circulatory support with a centrifugal pump. We have developed a technique to prevent systemic hypothermia in this setting by applying an adapted topical cardiac cooling device to the centrifugal pump heads.

PMID: 3606268 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]