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Method of Isolated <em>Ex Vivo</em> Lung Perfusion in a Rat Model: Lessons Learned from Developing a Rat EVLP Program

The number of acceptable donor lungs available for lung transplantation is severely limited due to poor quality. Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) has allowed ...

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

We performed studies in patients to determine whether temperature recordings from sites commonly monitored during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass adequately reflect cerebral temperature. In Study I (n = 12), temperatures monitored in the jugular bulb (JB) were compared with those recorded in the nasopharynx, esophagus, bladder, and rectum. In Study II (n = 30), temperature was also monitored in the arterial outlet of the membrane oxygenator. A calibrated recorder continuously and simultaneously recorded all temperatures. Study I found large temperature discrepancies between the JB and all other body sites during cooling and rewarming. There was considerable interindividual variability in the degree of discrepancy between the JB and other sites. Study II produced similar results but also showed that JB temperature reached equilibration with the temperature of blood entering the patient via the arterial outlet of the membrane oxygenator after cooling for 3.3 +/- 1.3 min and after rewarming for 16.5 +/- 5.5 min. Analysis of variance revealed that this arterial outlet site had the smallest average discrepancy of all temperature sites relative to the JB site (P < 0.001). In summary, temperatures measured in body sites over-estimated JB temperature during cooling and under-estimated it during rewarming, whereas arterial outlet blood temperature provided a good approximation.

Temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass: the discrepancies between monitored sites.

In a prospective, randomized study of cardiac surgical patients at risk for impaired cerebral blood flow autoregulation, we compared alpha-stat and pH-stat blood gas management. The 40 patients enrolled had age >70 yr, diabetes, prior stroke, or uncontrolled hypertension. During hypothermia and early rewarming, jugular oxygen tensions were significantly lower in alpha-stat patients (n = 12) than pH-stat patients (n = 19; P < 0.05). During rewarming, jugular venous desaturation (i.e., SjvO(2) <50%) occurred in 6 of 12 alpha-stat patients, but no pH-stat patients (P = 0.0006). Patients at risk for poor cerebral autoregulation have higher oxygen tensions and saturations if pH-stat blood gas management is used during cardiopulmonary bypass.

Jugular venous oxygenation during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in patients at risk for abnormal cerebral autoregulation: influence of alpha-Stat versus pH-stat blood gas management.

There is a paucity of a biological large animal model of myocardial infarction (MI). We hypothesized that, using autologous-aggregated platelets, we could create an ovine model that was reproducible and more closely mimicked the pathophysiology of MI.

A nonthoracotomy myocardial infarction model in an ovine using autologous platelets.

This case report describes the repair of a complete sternal dehiscence of the lower right sternum using sternal wires, manubrial plates, and a Talon closure device for rigid, multidimensional sternal fixation. Sternal dehiscence is a rare but significant cause of morbidity for patients undergoing median sternotomy. The risk factors for this complication are well described and although sternal wires have traditionally been used for primary closure, rigid fixation with sternal plates is a viable alternative to avoid dehiscence in this high-risk cohort.

Tyler Spata

Division of Cardiac Surgery,
Department of Surgery,
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Method of Isolated Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in a Rat Model: Lessons Learned from Developing a Rat EVLP Program

Tyler Spata

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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Method of Isolated Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in a Rat Model: Lessons Learned from Developing a Rat EVLP Program

Division of Cardiac Surgery,
Department of Surgery,
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery