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Ann Thorac Surg 1979;28:487-488
© 1979 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Evaluation of a New Cardiotomy Blood Filter

R. Thomas Solis, M.D.*, Janet Horak, M.T.

From the Baylor College of Medicine and Pulmonary Disease Section, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX.

Accepted for publication November 29, 1978.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Solis, Pulmonary Disease Section, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, 6720 Bertner, Houston, TX 77030.

A new cardiotomy blood filter with a polycarbonate body, a polyester prefilter, and a nylon screen with 20 µ pores was compared with four other commercially available filters. The Optigard filter was found to function as a "surface filter," which effectively removes blood particles larger than its nominal pore size.




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