title: Early experience with low-prime (99 ml) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in children.
abstract: Quick setup is mandatory for cardiopulmonary resuscitation using an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) assist device. Our conventional ECMO circuit for pediatric patients consists of a centrifugal pump (CX-HP) and membrane oxygenator (CX10H). Because of the large priming volume (260 ml), the circuit had to be primed with donor blood and required 30 minutes for setup. We started to use a low-prime ECMO with small centrifugal pump (HPM-15) and membrane oxygenator (MENOX Alpha Cube) for induction of ECMO beginning in 2000. The priming volume of this low-prime circuit is only 99 ml. The circuit can be primed without donor blood, even in the small patient, and requires only 10 minutes to set up. We review our experiences with cardiopulmonary resuscitation for sudden cardiopulmonary collapse in pediatric patients, including postcardiotomy patients. From 1997 to 2000, 23 patients underwent ECMO support with a conventional circuit (group A). From 2000 to 2004, we used low-prime circuit for induction of ECMO in 12 patients (group B). After the induction of ECMO with low-prime circuit, ECMO was converted to conventional heparin-bonded circuit for the longer support. The results suggested that the quick induction of ECMO with low-prime circuit has significant advantages in cardiopulmonary support in pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Engineering, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasumori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Teruyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yotsuida
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishigaki
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inamori
authors.forename: Kuji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kagisaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizaka
authors.forename: Toshikatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagihara
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome