Abstract
A technique was developed for assessing the lateral wall pressure exerted by balloon-tipped catheters. It was found that (1) high intraballoon pressures do not produce high lateral wall pressures in a minimally constricting lumen; (2) inflation of the balloon by partial compression of a large initial volume of air results in a much more compressible balloon and produces markedly less arterial distortion; and (3) use of the catheters inflated in this way is effective clinically. Therefore, instead of the usual technique, we recommend inflation of the embolectomy balloon by partial compression of a comparatively large initial volume of air in the syringe.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 638-644 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Surgery |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Jun 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery