title: Simplified method for delivering normothermic blood cardioplegia.
abstract: We describe a simple technique for optimizing oxygen delivery during normothermic continuous blood cardioplegia. It involves the use of a minimal volume of cardioplegic agents, the infusion rate of which is adjusted so as to keep the heart arrested. The resulting enhancement of oxygen supply is marshalled from the maintenance of hematocrit values in the range of 0.25.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menasché
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Touchot
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pradier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bloch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piwnica
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions