"Oxygenators" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices which mechanically oxygenate venous blood extracorporeally. They are used in combination with one or more pumps for maintaining circulation during open heart surgery and for assisting the circulation in patients seriously ill with some cardiac and pulmonary disorders. (UMDNS, 1999)
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D010106
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.652
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxygenators" by people in Profiles.
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Trends and emerging technologies in extracorporeal life support: results of the 2006 ECLS survey. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2009 Jun; 41(2):73-8.
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Membrane versus bubble oxygenators. Ann Thorac Surg. 1981 Jul; 32(1):105-6.
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A prospective randomized study of membrane versus bubble oxygenators in children. Ann Thorac Surg. 1980 Jun; 29(6):502-11.
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The use of psychological test data to predict open-heart surgery outcome: a prospective study. Psychosom Med. 1975 Jan-Feb; 37(1):62-73.