Use of Volatile Anesthetic Agent in Extracorporeal Circuit as a Cause of Break in Polycarbonate Connector-Lessons Learnt.

J Extra Corpor Technol

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, Puttaparthy, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Published: September 2017

Mishaps, near misses, and lethal incidents are known to occur during cardiopulmonary bypass. We share one such rare case of break in polycarbonate connector because of the use of isoflurane in extracorporeal circuit and its successful management.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5621584PMC

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