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Microbiological Surveillance of Heater-Cooler Units Used in Cardiothoracic Surgery for Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2022
Abstract Mycobacterium chimaera is a nontuberculous mycobacterium that was identified as causative agent in a global outbreak of severe infections following open-chest cardiothoracic surgery. Heater-cooler units (HCUs), which were contaminated during the manufacturing process, were elucidated as the origin of this outbreak.
Uwe Schlotthauer   +4 more
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The effect of sodium thiosulfate on the recovery of Mycobacterium chimaera from heater–cooler unit water samples

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2020
Heater-cooler units (HCUs) have been implicated in the recent global outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infection among patients following cardiothoracic surgery. Because infected patients tend to remain asymptomatic for extended periods, detection of M. chimaera from HCUs in real time is essential to halting the ongoing M.
E E H, Mak   +5 more
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095 Managing mycobacteria chimaera risk linked to heater cooler units

Digital posters, 2018
In Zurich in 2012, 2 cases of Mycobacterium chimaera endocarditis/vascular graft infection were identified. This led to an investigation where six patients (in total) were found to have M. chimaera infection, detected up to 3.6 years post-surgery. M.
FG Yongblah   +4 more
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Mycobacterium chimaera in heater-cooler units used during cardiac surgery – growth and decontamination

Infectious Diseases, 2018
Previous studies have identified patients infected with Mycobacterium chimaera (M. chimaera) subsequent to cardiac surgery. Water tanks in heater-cooler units (HCUs) used cardiac heart surgery was traced as source. The aim was to investigate occurrence of M.
Daniel, Bengtsson   +4 more
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Evaluation of the Elliptical Flange Configurations for 24-Inch and 30-Inch Heater/Cooler Units

Volume 2: Computer Applications/Technology and Bolted Joints, 2007
KOCH Heat Transfer Company contracted Stress Engineering Services, Inc. to perform a design/parameter study of a return bonnet used in hairpin heat exchangers that employs an elliptical flange design. The return bonnet is an important component of the heat exchanger as it can be removed to permit inspection of the heat exchanger tubes.
Chris Alexander   +2 more
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[First Danish case of Mycobacteriumchimaerainfection from cardiac surgery with contaminated heater-cooler unit].

Ugeskrift for laeger, 2021
Infection with Mycobacterium chimaera has globally been linked to cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass devices with contaminated heater-cooler units (HCU). This is a case report of M. chimaera infection linked to HCU in Denmark in which we show, how difficult the diagnosis can be.
Anja, Jørgensen   +7 more
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Investigation and Evaluation of Potential Aerosol Release by Maquet/Getinge Heater–Cooler Units Used during Cardiac Surgery

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2018
Background Heater–Cooler units (HCUs) supply tempered water through blood heat exchangers and through warming/cooling blankets to control the body temperature of heart surgery patients. Bacteria which potentially colonize the stored water may escape from the tank into the environment and are carried by the device's cooling air exhaust into
Sebastian, Schwandtner   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Maquet Heater Cooler Unit

Biomedical Safety & Standards, 2021
openaire   +1 more source

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