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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 35, 488-492, Copyright © 1983 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Temperature gradients and rewarming time during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass with and without pulsatile flow

MT Nieminen, DM Philbin, CE Rosow, E Lowenstein, A Triantafillou, FH Levine and MJ Buckley

Pulsatile perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been reported to have a number of beneficial effects, including attenuation of hormonal stress responses and improved organ blood flow and function. To determine the effect of pulsatile perfusion on temperature gradients and the time required for cooling and rewarming during CPB, we studied 21 patients scheduled for elective coronary artery operations. The patients were divided into two comparable groups: Group 1 (N = 11) had standard nonpulsatile perfusion, while in Group 2 (N = 10), a pulsatile pump was used. Rectal and esophageal temperatures were monitored, as were deltoid muscle temperatures and upper arm and finger skin temperatures in the same extremity. Ambient temperature, bypass flow and pressure, and bypass time were similar in both groups. Time required to cool to the lowest esophageal temperature was virtually identical for both groups (Group 1, 17 +/- 3 min; Group 2, 17.6 +/- 5 min), as was rewarming time (Group 1, 26.8 +/- 11 min; Group 2, 27.2 +/- 6 min). There were no significant differences in temperature measurements between groups except briefly during rewarming when finger skin temperature rose more rapidly in Group 1 (p less than 0.05). Temperature changes following CPB were the same for both groups, with rectal and esophageal temperatures showing an inverse relationships. These data demonstrate that pulsatile flow does not substantially alter rewarming time or temperature gradients during hypothermic CPB.


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