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EXPERIENCE WITH A MEMBRANE OXYGENATOR FOR OPEN‐HEART SURGERY IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Fisk G. C.,
Wright J. S.,
Stacey R. B.,
Horton D. A.,
Lawrence J. C.,
Lawrie G. M.,
Hicks R.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb103638.x
Subject(s) - oxygenator , membrane oxygenator , cardiopulmonary bypass , medicine , perfusion , extracorporeal circulation , heart disease , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , cardiac surgery , cardiology , anesthesia
An extracorporeal circuit using the Landé‐Edwards membrane oxygenator has been used for experimental perfusion and for open heart surgery in 15 patients aged from five days to three years. The system has been used for conventional cardiopulmonary bypass and with circulatory arrest at 20°C. The advantages of this system in the management of life‐threatening congenital heart disease in infants and small children are discussed.