Initial clinical experiences with a plasma impermeable capillary and a radial pump as a biventricular heart replacement
Kind, K.; Knobl, H.J.
Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical Engineering 47 Suppl 1 Pt 2: 722-725
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0013-5585 PMID: 12465285 Document Number: 547640
A 3 month old infant was treated because of acute lung failure after VSD- and ASD occlusion with an extracorporal membrane oxygenation. The system performance was monitored over a period of 21 days. A Biomedicus 540 centrifugal pump served as the drive. The HILITE 800 LT infant oxygenator was chosen for oxygenation because this product is equipped with a plasma tight fiber. An oxygenator's application with an average of 128 hours lay, as expected, relatively high. Plasma leaks were not noticed. A change of pump head though became necessary due to high hemolysis after every 51 hs.