Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 45, Number 3, September 2013
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Page(s) | 178 - 182 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/201345178 | |
Published online | 15 September 2013 |
Case Reports
Emergent Cardiopulmonary Bypass for a 180 Kilogram Patient: Support with a Single Oxygenator
Address correspondence to: Kyler T. Hunter II, MS, CCP, Regional Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 1526 Edgemont Street, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90027. E-mail kth2nd@gmail.com
Received:
30
April
2012
Accepted:
12
August
2013
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.
Key words: cardiopulmonary bypass / oxygen transfer / obesity
© 2013 AMSECT
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