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- W S Stoney, W C Alford, G R Burrus, D M Glassford, and C S Thomas.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1980 Apr 1; 29 (4): 336-40.
AbstractA surgery of 349 cardiac surgeons showed that during a six-year period, a pump oxygenator accident serious enough to cause patient injury or death occurred one per 1,000 procedures. A total of 264 deaths occurred as a direct results of an accident. Air embolism and disseminated intravascular coagulation were the two most common problems. Low-level alarm systems were reported to be used by 42% of the respondents and activated clotting times were used by 63%. Rigorous use of alarm systems and heparin monitoring could reduce the incidence of pump-related accidents.
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