Air trapping ability of the Spiral Gold membrane oxygenator: an ex vivo study

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_25003F81B5C4
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Air trapping ability of the Spiral Gold membrane oxygenator: an ex vivo study
Périodique
Perfusion
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Mueller  X. M., Tevaearai  H. T., van Ness  K., Horisberger  J., Augstburger  M., Burki  M., von Segesser  L. K.
ISSN
0267-6591
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
01/1998
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Numéro
1
Pages
53-7
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Jan
Résumé
Despite an overall improvement in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) technology and materials, air emboli still occur. The latest generation membrane oxygenator from Bentley Laboratories, the SpiralGold, was tested ex vivo for its air handling ability. The study was conducted on four calves. Bolus amounts of air of 10, 15 and 20 cm3 were each injected three times, upstream of the oxygenator and a bubble detector located directly downstream. The amount of bubbles was measured semiquantitatively on a 10 unit scale (U one semiquantitative unit). The animals were killed 10 days after the CPB. When 10 cm3 of air was injected, no bubbles were detected. With 15 and 20 cm3, respectively, 1 +/- 1.5 and 5 +/- 3.3 U of bubbles were detected. Despite a total of 135 cm3 of air injected as large bolus amounts, all the animals survived without any obvious neurological deficit secondary to air bubble manipulation. In conclusion, the SpiralGold oxygenator per se can reliably trap an air bolus of up to 10 cm3. This feature should be taken into account when choosing an oxygenator, as it offers an additional barrier to air bubbles in the CPB circuit.
Mots-clé
Animals Cardiopulmonary Bypass/adverse effects/*instrumentation Cattle Embolism, Air/*prevention & control Intraoperative Complications/prevention & control Membranes, Artificial *Oxygenators, Membrane
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Web of science
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