Hemodialysis Complication — Reduction of Microemboli of Air Using a New Developed Air Trap (EmbolessTM) During Haemodialysis
Citation(s)
Forsberg U, Jonsson P, Stegmayr B Air contamination during medical treatment results in deposits of microemboli in the lungs: An autopsy study. Int J Artif Organs. 2019 Sep;42(9):477-481. doi: 10.1177/0391398819840363. Epub 2019 Apr 11.
Forsberg U, Jonsson P, Stegmayr B Microemboli induced by air bubbles may be deposited in organs as a consequence of contamination during medical care. Clin Kidney J. 2022 Oct 6;16(1):159-166. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac217. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Jonsson P, Stegmayr C, Stegmayr B, Forsberg U Venous chambers in clinical use for hemodialysis have limited capacity to eliminate microbubbles from entering the return bloodline: An in vitro study. Artif Organs. 2023 Jun;47(6):961-970. doi: 10.1111/aor.1
Matsuda K, Fissell R, Ash S, Stegmayr B Long-Term Survival for Hemodialysis Patients Differ in Japan Versus Europe and the USA. What Might the Reasons Be? Artif Organs. 2018 Dec;42(12):1112-1118. doi: 10.1111/aor.13363. Epub 2018 Nov 11. No abstract available.
Stegmayr B Air contamination during hemodialysis should be minimized. Hemodial Int. 2017 Apr;21(2):168-172. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12474. Epub 2016 Aug 30.
Stegmayr BG Sources of Mortality on Dialysis with an Emphasis on Microemboli. Semin Dial. 2016 Nov;29(6):442-446. doi: 10.1111/sdi.12527. Epub 2016 Aug 16.
Reduction of Microemboli of Air Using a New Developed Air Trap (EmbolessTM) During Haemodialysis
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