TY - JOUR AU - Secretain, Frank AU - Pollard, Andrew AU - Uddin, Mesbah AU - Ball, Christopher G. AU - Hamilton, Andrew AU - Tanzola, Robert C. AU - Thorpe, Joelle B. AU - Milne, Brian PY - 2015 DA - 2015/01/12 TI - A novel software program for detection of potential air emboli during cardiac surgery JO - Cardiovascular Ultrasound SP - 3 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Risks associated with air emboli introduced during cardiac surgery have been highlighted by reports of postoperative neuropsychological dysfunction, myocardial dysfunction, and mortality. Presently, there are no standard effective methods for quantifying potential emboli in the bloodstream during cardiac surgery. Our objective was to develop software that can automatically detect and quantify air bubbles within the ascending aorta and/or cardiac chambers during cardiac surgery in real time. SN - 1476-7120 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-13-3 DO - 10.1186/1476-7120-13-3 ID - Secretain2015 ER -