
WARNING Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices During Open Heart Surgery can cause Infection or even Death
Health Alert The CDC has warned hospitals and patients about the potential risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) infections from certain heater-cooler devices used during open-heart (open-chest) surgery. This advice follows information indicating that some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stöckert 3T heater-cooler devices, used during many open-heart surgeries, might have been contaminated during […]