Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 42, Number 2, June 2010
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Page(s) | 128 - 133 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/201042128 | |
Published online | 15 June 2010 |
Abstract
An In-Vitro Comparison between Hemobag® and Non-Hemobag® Ultrafiltration Methods of Salvaging Circuit Blood Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
* New England Perfusion Laboratory, Technology Incubation Program, Global Blood Resources, UCONN Medical Center, Farmington, Connecticut
† Perfusion Service Work Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Address correspondence to: Ed Delaney, MS, CCP, LCP, Perfusion Clinical Coordinator, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY. E-mail: e26delaney@yahoo.com
Received:
31
August
2009
Accepted:
12
January
2010
Ultrafiltration of the residual cardiopulmonary bypass circuit blood has become one of the most advantageous procedures to maximize autologous whole blood recovery and coagulation management in cardiovascular surgery. In this invitro study, the Hemobag® technique (HB) was compared to the most common non-Hemobag® method (NHB) of hemoconcentrating residual circuit blood. The residual bovine blood from 10 identical extracorporeal circuits was processed by the recirculating HB technique or by a venous reservoir NHB concentration method. Blood component concentrations and hemolysis levels were measured before and after processing. The HB method yielded significantly higher hemoglobin, hematocrit, fibrinogen, albumin, and total protein levels in the final product. There was no significant difference in final product platelet and white blood cell counts, or hemolysis index. HB processing times were substantially shorter at all residual circuit volumes tested. The HB technique resulted in significantly less wasted red blood cells at the end of processing. The recirculating HB method to process residual extracorporeal circuit blood is consistent and superior to the most common single pass concentrating method.
Key words: extracorporeal circuit / Hemobag® / hemoconcentration / ultrafiltration / coagulation factors / autologous blood conservation / cardiac surgery
© 2010 AMSECT
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