title: Emergent cardiopulmonary bypass for a 180 kilogram patient: support with a single oxygenator.
abstract: As obesity increases in prevalence, so will cases in which patients present at the boundaries of care. We report the support of a class III obese man, having a body mass index of 60.8 kg/m2 and in acute renal failure, with a single Trillium-coated Affinity NT Hollow Fiber oxygenator in cardiopulmonary bypass for an emergent aortic valve replacement secondary to infective endocarditis. A maximum oxygen delivery of 807.51 mL of oxygen per minute is reported for this oxygenator in this case report.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Regional Department of Cardiac Surgery, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA. kth2nd@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kyler T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Angela R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Kwok L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Yun
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D010106:Oxygenators
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen