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Gas Exchange during Lung Perfusion/Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Francisco Igor B. Macedo,
Enisa M. Carvalho,
Edward Gologorsky,
Michael Barron,
Mohammed Hassan,
Tomás A. Salerno
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
open journal of cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-0652
DOI - 10.4137/ojcs.s4109
Subject(s) - cardiopulmonary bypass , medicine , ventilation (architecture) , perfusion , lung , anesthesia , ventilation perfusion mismatch , lung ventilation , cardiology , perfusion scanning , engineering , mechanical engineering
Lung perfusion/ventilation was introduced as a means to minimize cardiopulmonary (CPB)-related pulmonary ischemic injury. Current results in the literature are divergent, and the role of gas exchange during lung perfusion/ventilation during CPB, remains undefined. This report details a) the technique of continuous lung perfusion/ventilation during CPB, b) provides initial observations, and c) discusses gas exchange during CPB.

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