title: [Development of a blood cardioplegia delivery system for children].
abstract: We have developed a blood cardioplegia delivery system for children. Essential points of a delivery system in pediatric cardiac surgery are (1) a small amount of priming volume of a delivery system, and (2) slow, steady infusion of a cardioplegic solution. We changed a heat exchanger to a smaller one for reduction of priming volume, and changed a roller pump tube to a smaller one for slow, steady infusion. Thus, priming volume of a delivery system has reduced from 180 to 100 ml, and we can infuse a cardioplegic solution at a steady rate less than 10 ml/min. Our clinical experience with this system suggests that this blood cardioplegia delivery system is useful for pediatric cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tatebe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinonaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiratsuka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eguchi
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions