A Technique for Avoidance of Hypothermia During Prolonged Mechanical Circulatory Support with Centrifugal Pumps

Systemic hypothermia became a major problem in one of our patients undergoing postcardiotomy mechanical circulatory support with a centrifugal pump. We have developed a technique to prevent systemic hypothermia in this setting by applying an adapted topical cardiac cooling device to the centrifugal...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 44; no. 1; p. 90
Main Authors Young, J. Nilas, Belz, Raymond, Iverson, Leigh I.G., Ennix, Coyness L., Ecker, Roger R., May, Robert D., Masterson, Richard, May, Ivan A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.1987
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on type of surgery
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Assisted Circulation - instrumentation
Biological and medical sciences
Heart-Assist Devices - adverse effects
Heart-Assist Devices - instrumentation
Humans
Hypothermia - prevention & control
Medical sciences
Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Cardiopulmonary bypass
Time Factors
Human
Prevention
Intensive cardiocirculatory care
Cardiocirculatory assistance
Pump
Hypothermia
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Summary:Systemic hypothermia became a major problem in one of our patients undergoing postcardiotomy mechanical circulatory support with a centrifugal pump. We have developed a technique to prevent systemic hypothermia in this setting by applying an adapted topical cardiac cooling device to the centrifugal pump heads.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(10)62369-7