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Portable Mechanical Circulatory Support: Human Experience With the LIFEBRIDGE System.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21524467     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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PURPOSE: This study was designed to demonstrate the safety and functional performance of the LIFEBRIDGE B(2)T system (Medizintechnik GmbH, Ampfing, Germany), a novel portable life support system, during human applications under controlled conditions.
DESCRIPTION: The LIFEBRIDGE system was used as a modular closed-circuit miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass system for total support of circulation and gas exchange in a series of 8 elective coronary artery bypass grafting procedures using normothermic cardioplegic arrest.
EVALUATION: Mean blood flow rates provided by the LIFEBRIDGE system were 4.82 ± 0.47 L/min throughout the procedures (ie, 100% of calculated normal blood flow). Adequate gas exchange and arterial oxygenation were provided at all times. All patients survived the operations with no neurologic sequelae.
CONCLUSIONS: The LIFEBRIDGE system provides sufficient circulatory support and gas exchange during cardiac arrest and apnea, which are the maximum stress conditions for a life support system. It is anticipated that the system will be widely used as a circulatory support system in future applications that require portability and rapid delivery of short-term mechanical circulatory support, such as with cardiogenic shock.
Authors:
Semih Buz; Michael J Jurmann; Ekkehard Gutsch; Beate Jurmann; Andreas A Koster; Roland Hetzer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Annals of thoracic surgery     Volume:  91     ISSN:  1552-6259     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Thorac. Surg.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  15030100R     Medline TA:  Ann Thorac Surg     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1591-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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