An experimental model of veno-venous arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

CONCLUSION: Our computational spreadsheet identifies the suitable cannula pairing set for correctly splitting the outlet blood flow into the arterial and venous return cannulas in a veno-venous arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation configuration without the use of external throttles. Several limitations were reported regarding fixed aortic impedance, central venous pressure and the types of cannulas tested; therefore, further studies are mandatory to confirm our findings.
PMID: 31692415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - November 5, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Belliato M, Caneva L, Aina A, Degani A, Mongodi S, Prahl Wittberg L, Pellegrini C, Broman LM, Iotti GA Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research