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Feasibility of profound hypothermia as part of extracorporeal life support in a pig model.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 September
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of a refined aortic flush catheter and pump system to induce emergency preservation and resuscitation before extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a normovolemic cardiac arrest swine model simulating near real size/weight conditions of adults.
METHODS: In this feasibility study, 8 female Large White breed pigs weighing 70 to 80 kg underwent ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest for 15 minutes, followed by 4°C aortic flush (150 mL/kg for the brain; 50 mL/kg for the spine) via a new hardware ensued by resuscitation with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
RESULTS: Brain temperature was lowered from 39.9°C (interquartile range [IQR] 39.6-40.3) to 24.0°C (IQR 20.8-28.9) in 12 minutes (IQR 11-16) with a median cooling rate of 1.3°C (IQR 0.7-1.6) per minute. A median of 776 mL (IQR 673-840) per minute with a median pump pressure of 1487 mm Hg (IQR 1324-1545) were pumped to the brain.
CONCLUSIONS: With the new hardware, we were able to cool the brain within a few minutes in a large pig cardiac arrest model. The exact position; the design, diameter, and length of the flush catheter; and the brain perfusion pressure seem to be critical to effectively reduce brain temperature. Redistribution of peripheral blood could lead to sterile inflammation again and might be avoided.
METHODS: In this feasibility study, 8 female Large White breed pigs weighing 70 to 80 kg underwent ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest for 15 minutes, followed by 4°C aortic flush (150 mL/kg for the brain; 50 mL/kg for the spine) via a new hardware ensued by resuscitation with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
RESULTS: Brain temperature was lowered from 39.9°C (interquartile range [IQR] 39.6-40.3) to 24.0°C (IQR 20.8-28.9) in 12 minutes (IQR 11-16) with a median cooling rate of 1.3°C (IQR 0.7-1.6) per minute. A median of 776 mL (IQR 673-840) per minute with a median pump pressure of 1487 mm Hg (IQR 1324-1545) were pumped to the brain.
CONCLUSIONS: With the new hardware, we were able to cool the brain within a few minutes in a large pig cardiac arrest model. The exact position; the design, diameter, and length of the flush catheter; and the brain perfusion pressure seem to be critical to effectively reduce brain temperature. Redistribution of peripheral blood could lead to sterile inflammation again and might be avoided.
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