Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 18, Number 2, June 1986
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Page(s) | 46 - 48 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/1986182046 | |
Published online | 12 September 2023 |
Original Article
Bentley Gas-STAT: Our Clinical Experience
Milwaukee Heart Surgery Associates, S. C., Milwaukee, WI
* Direct communications to: Steve Palen, C.C.P., Milwaukee Heart Surgery Associates, S.C., 3112 W. Highland Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53208
An on-line, real-time blood gas monitoring system will provide the perfusionist with an accurate trend of the ever-changing pH fluctuation and gas exchange.
With very little adaptation to our perfusion circuit using the Bentley, Gas-STAT Device, we are now able to monitor the arterial and venous pH, pCO2, pO2, as well as the blood temperature.
Its ease of calibration and initial battery life of 14 hours allows continuous monitoring over a prolonged bypass time. This added parameter enables the perfusionist to respond to the immediate needs of the patient.
As a result we are able to anticipate potentially hazardous events that can occur unexpectedly at any time. Equipment fatigue, such as membrane failure, can be diagnosed with absolute certainty, and therefore, a perfusion catastrophe can be averted.
© 1986 AMSECT
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