Bicarbonate requirements during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass: the relative effects of pulsatile flow.
An analysis of 541 patients having total body perfusion under hypothermia (30 degrees-33 degrees C) showed that the use of pulsatile as against constant flow perfusion was not associated with a reduction in bicarbonate requirement, though the use of a vasodilator was. The implications of this are discussed.
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced
D001639:Bicarbonates