Abstract
Occasional cerebral complications during cardiac surgery seem to be caused by gas embolism. Evidence is presented here for the existence of regions of sub-atmospheric pressure in the external circulation—particularly in the roller pump—as a result of which bubbles of gas form in the blood.
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BASS, R., LONGMORE, D. Cerebral Damage during Open Heart Surgery. Nature 222, 30–33 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222030a0
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