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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
For today's most common peritoneovenous shunt catheters, the high incidence of complications (disseminated intravascular coagulation [DIC], pulmonary problems, clotting of the intravascular end, and shunt kinking) results in limited use. We have designed a new peritoneovenous shunt catheter in which we improved mechanical biocompatibility with respect to both the peritoneum and the vasculature. The device consists of: a multimicroorifice ascites filter in a double-chambered collecting device, a tubular compression pump with an intratubular check-valve, and a check-valve catheter at the intravascular end for positive exclusion of blood by reflux or back diffusion. This configuration filters the proteinaceous material from the ascites fluid, transports the filtrate into the blood stream, maintains patency, act to prevent DIC by inhibiting the creation and transport of microthrombi into the cardiovascular system, and eliminates clot formation at the intravascular end.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0039-6060
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
691-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
A new peritoneovenous shunt.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article