title: [Initial clinical experiences with a plasma impermeable capillary and a radial pump as a biventricular heart replacement].
abstract: A 3 month old infant was treated because of acute lung failure after VSD- and ASD occlusion with an extracorporal membrane oxygenation. The system performance was monitored over a period of 21 days. A Biomedicus 540 centrifugal pump served as the drive. The HILITE 800 LT infant oxygenator was chosen for oxygenation because this product is equipped with a plasma tight fiber. An oxygenator's application with an average of 128 hours lay, as expected, relatively high. Plasma leaks were not noticed. A change of pump head though became necessary due to high hemolysis after every 51 hs.
authors.affiliation: Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen Abteilung für Perfusionstechnik Bad Oeynhausen, Deutschland. kkind@hdz-nrw.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kind
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Knobl
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D019559:Capillary Leak Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D008567:Membranes, Artificial