| Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 30, Number 2, June 1998
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| Page(s) | 58 - 63 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/199830258 | |
| Published online | 18 August 2023 | |
Original Article
The Proposed Use of Performance Indices to Evaluate and Compare the “Gish Vision” Membrane Oxygenator
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Address correspondence to: David W. Fried, P.O. Box 486, Gwynedd, Pennsylvania 19436
The objective of this investigation was to evaluate and compare the recently released Gish Vision® oxygenator with previously studied oxygenators. We utilized our previously described membrane oxygenator evaluation techniques as well as proposed the use of four new performance indices: 1) oxygen transfer index; 2) shunt fraction index; 3) pressure drop index; and 4) consistency index.
We concluded that the new Gish Vision® membrane oxygenator offers the clinician the highest level of oxygen transfer “reserve” of any oxygenator we have tested. The use of our proposed performance indices enables the perfusionist to quickly and objectively compare various oxygenator performance characteristics and make a meaningful clinical comparison.
Key words: oxygenator evaluation / membrane oxygen transfer / oxygenator performance indices
© 1998 AMSECT
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