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Pall LipiGuard QA GB-7974
Pall LipiGuard QA GB-7974
Pall LipiGuard QA GB-7974
Questions &
Answers Booklet
GENERAL
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PRACTICAL ISSUES
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Q10. If the Lipid/Leucocyte filter is washed out with
saline at the end of use can you use it again?
What are the hazards of doing this?
The filter should not be re-used after indicated use. Also,
we do not recommend flushing the Lipid/Leucocyte filter
with saline as this may affect the binding capability of the
additional media in the filter. This could potentially result
in flushing retained contaminants from the filter.
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LEUCOCYTES
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LIPID
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MICROAGGREGATE DEBRIS
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1993; 75(3):363-71.
12. Clements A, Mulholland J, Pope N. Scanning electron
microscopy of a lipid filter after use with washed
salvaged blood. Therapeutic Filtration and Extracorporeal
Circulation Conference (TFECC) 2003.
13. Fox MA. Filtration of shed mediastinal blood. Perfusion.
1993; 8:331-6.
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