Extracorporeal circulation for cardiopulmonary failure.
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Out of more than 1000 patients operated upon by means of cardioplegia in profound myocardial hypothermia (15 degrees - 20 degrees C) aortic crossclamping time exceeded 150 min in 26 cases. The average clamping time in this group of patients was 169 +/- 22 min (150 to 227 min). The average duration of the cardioplegic coronary perfusion was 35 +/- 21 min (14 to 99 min). The following procedures were performed. Aneurysmectomy of the ascending thoracic aorta combined with valve replacement (n = 7); valve replacement combined with aorto-coronary bypass procedures (n = 9); multiple valve replacement (n = 3); multiple coronary grafting (n = 6) and one complicated reoperation. Three patients (11.5%) died, none intraoperatively and none as the result of a heart failure connected with the operation.
Cor triatriatum and supracardiac anomalous pulmonary venous drainage as a combined heart lesion occurred in a 4 1/2 months old infant. The history of development is outlined and successful correction using cardio-pulmonary bypass described.
In 20 patients, who underwent open heart surgery, the results of quantitavely and semi-quantitavely determined haptoglobin (hp) were evaluated. A rapid method (Rapi tex-Hp-Test, Behring-Werke) was used. Five minutes after the heart lung machine was cut off hp decreased slightly, and increased about 200% at the 4th day after operation, compared to the preoperative value. These changes were less pronounced in patients with prosthetic heart values. Blood transfusions did not influence the results. There is a significant correlation between the results of hp determined quantitatively and semi-quantitatively.
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We reviewed current concepts and techniques of cardiac assistance, including orthotopic and heterotopic cardiac allografting. Whereas intraaortic balloon counterpulsation has had the greatest clinical use, other techniques are now becoming available, including the implantable abdominal left ventricular assistance device, and much effort is being expended on the development of artificial hearts and their power sources. Despite the present technical shortcomings, exciting advances have occurred in the clinical management of intractable acute or chronic ventricular failure and cardiogenic shock since the introduction of circulatory assistance in man. The continued development and implementation of these techniques will help reduce the still unacceptably high mortality rate in this group of patients.
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An in vitro investigation of 8 different types of clinical aortic return nozzles was conducted. The importance of cannula geometry, tip location and direction was demonstrated in preventing abnormal flow conditions in the major aortic arch arteries. Alternative methods to correct these abnormalities were studied. This report has presented a preliminary study of the flow conditions produced by aortic cannulae during cardiopulmonary bypass. More detailed analysis of the pressure field as well as in vivo studies of the effects of a non-rigid geometry of the flow behavior are needed to confirm the findings of this investigation.
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This report concerns the feasibility of low volume priming extracorporeal circulation. Through this study, the bubble oxygenator with Zuhdi's heat exchange was used. Moderate hypothermia with surface cooling and hemodilution perfusion with 5 per cent D/W was evaluated in 32 mongrel dogs and 16 clinical open heart cases. The results obtained here were as follow: 1) Body temperature reduction by surface cooling before bypass provided more even cooling than did core cooling by low flow partial bypass alone. 2) In regard to cardiac loading on returning the whole perfusate of the circuit to patient, approximately 20 ml/kg of 5 per cent D/W was feasible as a priming solution. 3) To reduce the blood visicosity, hemodilution technique with 5 per cent D/W was superior, and hemodilution effect during postoperative periods was temporaly. 4) The excess lactate volume postulated by Huckabee was a available index to evaluate metabolic acidosis during the extracorporeal circulation. 5) With aid of surface cooling, the acid-base balance during perfusion was kept to lesser extent than that of core cooling only. 6) This study indicated that the low priming perfusion in conjunction with surface cooling hypothermia was a reliable technique for the open heart operation and may be applied in more prolonged perfusion.
The physiological effects and certain aspects of cardiac metabolism were studied in 14 patients undergoing primary aortic valve replacement. The operations were performed under moderate hypothermia (30 degrees +/- 2 degrees C) and blood for coronary perfusion was taken from a sidebranch of the arterial line. The majority of the hearts went spontaneously into ventricular fibrillation at some stage of the operation. In spite of the high resistance measured in the coronary perfusion cannulae, an intraluminar coronary blood flow of 380 ml/min was recorded. The myocardial oxygen uptake decreased to 6.0 ml/min at 29 degrees C compared with 20.0 ml/min at 36 degrees C. The elevated coronary sinus lactate throughout the period of coronary perfusion and the increasing level of ASAT-enzyme indicated that this technique could not fully protect the myocardium from ischaemic changes. One patient died of myocardial infarction and two others needed vasopressor support postoperatively, in spite of documented effective coronary perfusion throughout the procedure. Cannulation of the coronary sinus is a valuable adjunct for the study of cardiac metabolism during ECC and it was accomplished without complications.
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Two groups of patients with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, who underwent aortocoronary bypass operation, were perfused with nonpulsatile flow during extracorporeal circulation (ECC) using membrane oxygenators. One group (MO) was used as a control, while for the other group (PAD) a Pulsatile Assist Device in the arterial line was employed. This apparatus consists of a balloon of 80 ml placed inside a rigid housing. The balloon is compressed by pressurized air or expanded by vacuum supplied by a driving console. The apparatus produced pulse amplitudes between 30 and 50 mm of mercury. Other than a very short-lasting fall in mean arterial pressure, thus showing diminished peripheral resistance, no perceptable advantages were found. Base excess and pH-changes showed no differences, also the given amount of sodium bicarbonate in both groups was the same. On the other hand significantly higher hemolyses took place, increasing with the duration of pulsation. The application of the apparatus as an arterial counterpulsator was possible with limitation in only 5 of 15 patients. In all other patients after a short time massive blood foaming developed in the PAD and the attempts had to be stopped because of the risk of gas embolism. In our opinion this apparatus is an unnecessary supplement to the ECC and as an arterial counterpulsator it seems too dangerous.
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