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J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 37, Number 1, March 2005
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Page(s) | 60 - 65 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/200537060 | |
Published online | 15 March 2005 |
Scientific Article
Rat Cardiopulmonary Bypass Model: Application of a Miniature Extracorporeal Circuit Composed of Asanguinous Prime
* Departments of Cardiovascular Perfusion,
† Anesthesiology,
‡ Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
Address correspondence to: Bruce Searles, BS, CCP Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion SUNY Upstate Medical University 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210. E-mail: searlesb@mail.upstate.edu
A clinically relevant rat cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) model would be a valuable tool for investigating pathophysiological and therapeutic strategies on bypass. Previous rat CPB models have been described in the literature; however, they have many limitations, including large circuit surface area, the inability to achieve full bypass, and donor blood requirements for prime. Therefore, we have established a rat CPB model designed to overcome these limitations. The miniature circuit consisted of a filtered reservoir, heat exchanger, membrane oxygenator (surface area = 0.02 m2) with a static priming volume of 2.8 mL, and an inline blood gas monitor. The circuit was primed with 9.5 ± 0.5 mL of crystalloid solution and CPB was established on male Sprague–Dawley rats (430–475 g, n = 5) by cannulating the left common carotid artery and the right external jugular vein. The animals were placed on CPB at full flow (111 ± 13 mL/kg/min) for 1 hour and were monitored for and additional 2 hours after the CPB procedure. Hemodynamics, hemoglobin concentration (Hb), and blood gases were analyzed at three time intervals: before, during, and after CPB. The circuit performance was evaluated according to prime volume, compliance, hemodynamic parameters, and gas and heat exchange as described by modified AMMI standards. Data are expressed as mean ± SD and a repeated-measures analysis of variance with post-Hoc test was used for data comparison between the three time intervals. The ratio of oxygenator surface area to subject body weight for this model is comparable with that of current human adult CPB practice (0.05 m2/kg vs 0.057 m2/kg) Full CPB was achieved and we observed clinically acceptable PaO2, PaCO2, and SvO2 values (209 ± 86 mmHg, 25 ± 2 mmHg, 78 ± 8%, respectively) while on CPB. The use of asanguinous prime did produce statistically significant Hg reduction (15.7 ± 0.76 vs. 9.2 ± 0.59 g/dL) comparable with clinical practice. No statistically significant differences between pre-and post-CPB hemodynamics and blood gases were found in our study. We have established a miniature circuit consisting of asanquineous prime for a rat CPB model that maintains clinically acceptable results regarding hemodynamic parameters, blood gases, and hemodilution. This model would be valuable for further use in clinically relevant research studies.
Key words: rat / cardiopulmonary bypass / asanguinous prime
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