title: Small pore size microporous membrane oxygenator reduces plasma leakage during prolonged extracorporeal circulation: a case report.
abstract: Plasma leakage has been regarded as the main technical problem during prolonged extracorporeal circulation (ECC) with microporous membrane oxygenators (MMOs). We report the case of a 15 year old male who underwent long term ECC for ARDS and in whom, by using new MMOs with reduced pore size, we were able to achieve prolonged artificial gas exchange efficiency with minimal plasma leakage. We conclude that reduced pore size MMOs might represent a valuable technical advance in extracorporeal oxygenation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Università di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Musch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verweij
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bombino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Banfi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fumagalli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesenti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane / Q000592:standards*; D010949:Plasma / Q000378:metabolism; D016062:Porosity; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000502:physiology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*