ArticleClinical kidney journal2023
Microemboli induced by air bubbles may be deposited in organs as a consequence of contamination during medical care.
Article in Clinical kidney journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06168539 (Reduction of Microemboli of Air Using a New Developed Air Trap), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Reduction of Microemboli of Air Using a New Developed Air Trap (EmbolessTM) During Haemodialysis
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Contamination of microbubbles of air may occur at all investigated measurement points during hemodialysis.The International journal of artificial organs · 2025Article
- The Emboless® venous chamber efficiently reduces air bubbles: a randomized study of chronic hemodialysis patients.Clinical kidney journal · 2024Article
- Hemoincompatibility in Hemodialysis-Related Therapies and Their Health Economic Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Hemodialysis patients have signs of a chronic thrombotic burden.BMC nephrology · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Background: Larger volumes of accidental air infused during medical care may end up as emboli while microbubbles of air are supposed to be absorbed and cause no harm. The aim of this autopsy study was to investigate if microbubbles of air accidently entering the bloodline may be detected as microemboli (ME) in tissue such as lungs, brain and heart. If so, do differences in prevalence exist between haemodialysis (HD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Methods: Included were data from 44 patients treated by medical healthcare before death. Twenty-five cases had been treated with chronic HD and 19 cases died from ALS. Since air in the bloodline activates coagulation, ME could appear. To discriminate between microbubbles caused by artificial contamination during autopsy versus microbubbles deposited Results: Microbubbles can be verified at autopsy as ME in the lung, heart and brain in tissue from patients exposed to more extensive medical care. There were significantly more ME in the lungs versus the heart or brain. Women had fewer ME than men. The HD group had a higher median of ME per section than the ALS group (lung: 6 versus 3, Conclusions: More ME were present in HD patients compared with those who suffered from ALS. Minimizing air contamination from syringes, infusions and bloodlines will decrease ME and subsequent tissue injury.
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