A prospective comparison of bubble and membrane oxygenators in short and long perfusions.
In operations with perfusion times longer than 90 min, a hollow-fibre membrane oxygenator causes less damage to red cells and platelets than a standard bubble oxygenator. There is also a trend towards less post-operative pulmonary shunting when a membrane oxygenator is employed.
Dhumale
R
R
Cardiothoracic Unit, St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
Lake
S
S
Pepper
J
J
D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010106:Oxygenators; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane; D010477:Perfusion; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors