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Physiology of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
1. J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY OF
CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS
PRESENTATION BY MODERATOR
DR. KSHAMA BALAKRISHNA DR. ABDUL SHABEER
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2. INTRODUCTION
Cardiopulmonary bypass is a form of extracorporeal circulation which
provides circulatory and respiratory support along with temperature
management to facilitate surgery on heart and great vessels.
• Patient’s blood is rerouted outside the vascular system and the
function of heart, lungs and to a lesser extent, kidneys is
temporarily assumed by a surrogate technology
• Provides motionless, bloodless surgical field
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3. HISTORICAL ASPECTS
• April 5, 1951- Dr. Clarence Dennis led the team performing the first
known operation involving open cardiotomy with temporary
mechanical takeover of both heart and lung functions in University of
Minnesota Hospital.
• May 6, 1953- first successful human cardiac surgery using CPB
Dr. John Gibbon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in
Philadelphia .They repaired an atrial septal defect on an 18 year old
woman. The heart-lung machine used by Gibbon was later developed
by John W. Kirklin at Mayo Clinic.
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4. HISTORICAL ASPECTS
• The oxygenator was first conceptualised by Robert Hooke in the 17th
century and developed into practical extracorporeal oxygenators by
French and German experimental physiologists in the 19th century.
• 1983- Ken Litzie patented a closed emergency heart bypass system
which reduced circuit and component complexity and improved
patient survival after cardiac arrest as it could be deployed in non-
surgical settings.
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6. GOALS OF CPB
Oxygenation and carbon dioxide elimination
Circulation of blood
Systemic cooling and rewarming
Diversion of blood from heart to provide bloodless surgical field
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7. THE CPB CIRCUIT
• Tubing
• Cannulae
• Reservoir
• Pump
• Oxygenator
• Cardioplegia system
• Suction and vent pump
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8. TUBING
• Connect various components of the CPB machine- conduct blood
in and out of patient’s vascular system
• Material – PVC, acceptable haemolysis rate and durability
• Surface coated PVC used- better biocompatibility
• Surface coatings- covalently bonded heparin; newer-
poly2methoxyethylacrylate, phosphorylcholine, trillium
• Plasticisers can leach from the tubing into blood
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9. CANNULAE
• Connect patient to heart-lung machine
• Wire reinforced- avoid kinking, PVC material
• 2 key steps before bypass- anticoagulation and
vascular cannulation
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Goal of vascular cannulation
Provide access whereby the CPB pump may divert all systemic venous blood
to the pump oxygenator at the lowest possible venous pressures and deliver
oxygenated blood to the arterial circulation at pressure and flow sufficient to
maintain systemic homeostasis.
10. ARTERIAL CANNULATION
• Preferred site- ascending aorta (3-4cm distal to aortic root); alternate
sites- femoral artery, axillary artery, LV apex
• Arterial cannulation done before venous cannulation
• MAP <80, SBP<90-100mm of Hg is desired during aortic cannulation
• Alternate site cannulation preferred- severe aortic atherosclerosis, aortic
aneurysm or dissection, redo procedures
• Complications- embolization of air or atheromatous debris, inadvertent
cannulation of aortic arch vessels, aortic dissection and other vessel wall
injury
Anaesthetic concerns- unilateral blanching of face, unilateral diminution of
carotid pulse, new asymmetries in BP can mean cannula malposition.
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11. A: Metal-tipped right-angled cannula with plastic moulded flange
B: Similar design but with a plastic right angle tip and moulded flange
C: Diffusion-tipped angled cannula designed to direct systemic
flow in four directions to avoid a "jetting effect"
D: Integral cannula connector and luer port (for de-airing) incorporated into some arterial cannulas.
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12. VENOUS CANNULATION
• Allows deoxygenated blood to be drained from the patient into CPB
• Bicaval cannula- inserted into SVC and IVC joined by Y-piece, open heart
surgeries requiring right atrial access (additional vent or atriotomy is
needed to drain blood from coronary sinus.)
• Single atrial cannula- inserted into RA, closed heart surgeries
• Cavoatrial cannula- inserted into RA and narrower tip in IVC
• Alternate sites- femoral vein(minimally invasive or redo procedures); long
cannula inserted upto RA (TEE assisted)
Anaesthetic concerns- Hypotension, arrhythmias; SVC obstruction presents
as head and neck venous engorgement, conjunctival oedema and elevated
SVC pressure. 12
14. RESERVOIR
• Collects the blood drained from the heart
• Venous drainage occurs through gravity or vacuum assisted
• The amount of venous drainage depends on:
1. CVP
2. (Height of the table - the top of the blood level in the venous reservoir)
3. Resistance in the venous cannulas, venous line and connectors, and
venous clamp, if one is in use
• Reservoir pressure>60mm of Hg increase micro bubble count in arterial
infusion lines
• Excessive drainage "chattering" or "fluttering” of venous cannula 14
15. OPEN RESERVOIR
• Hard shelled
• Passive removal of entrained venous air
• Integral +/- pressure release valve for
vacuum application
• Cardiotomy & defoaming circuit
• Fluid level in reservoir- critical; if allowed
to empty can cause air embolism
CLOSED RESERVOIR
• Collapsible plastic bags
• Eliminate gas-blood interface; reduced
risk of air embolism
• Require separate circuit for salvage of
suctioned blood
• Less contact with artificial surface-
decreased inflammatory activation, better
sterility, reduced need for postop
transfusion
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16. PUMP
• Constant blood flow is delivered to the patient by a mechanical pump.
• An ideal pump is based on the Hagen- Poiseuille formula:
• It must be able to generate blood flow and pressure against a degree of resistance
• Low index of haemolysis (plasma Hb/100ml of pumped blood)
• Biocompatible material and create no areas stasis or turbulence; able to adjust to
different sizes of extracorporeal tubing
• Have low priming volumes and easily controllable
• In the event of a power failure, the pump should be manually operable
Blood flow rate = (pressure gradient)x (tube radius)4x p
(fluid viscosity)x (tube length)x 8
Pressure
Resistance
=
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17. ROLLER PUMP
• Types- single roller (obsolete), double roller
(most commonly used), multi roller (clinically
unavailable)
• Length of a PVC/silicone rubber/ latex rubber
tubing situated against a curved raceway which is
compressed by two rollers located on the ends of
rotating arms at 180o to each other
• Positive displacement pump
• Blood flow depends on ID of tube, rpm and
diameter of the pump head
• Haemolysis and spallation from tubing
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18. CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
• Vaned impeller/ stacked cones within a plastic
casing are magnetically coupled at the base with
an electric motor
• When rotated rapidly, centrifugal force is
generated blood is propelled forward
• Afterload dependent
• CF = mass of blood x radius of pump head x speed
of revolutions (rpm)
• Non-occlusive pumps prevent generation of excessive pressure in the circuit
avoiding circuit rupture
• Improve platelet preservation, renal function, neurological outcomes; can be
used for long procedures
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19. ROLLER PUMP CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
Afterload independent Afterload dependent
No flowmeter required Needs flowmeter
Increase blood trauma and tubing
debris
Decrease blood trauma and tubing debris
No backflow occurs Retrograde flow possible if pump stops
Cheap Expensive
Short-term use Long-term use
Bulky Portable
Circuit disruption from excessive line
pressure
No disruption
Greater risk of air embolism Lesser risk of air embolism
Priming volume less Priming volume more
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20. OXYGENATOR
• Substitutes patient’s native lungs
• Types of blood oxygenators
1. Bubble oxygenators- bubbling oxygen through blood
2. Disc oxygenators- exposing a blood film to oxygen rich atmosphere
3. Membrane oxygenators- sheet oxygenators and hollow fibre oxygenators
• Native lung and the oxygenator
1. Both have a gas space and a blood space separated by a membrane
2. Both are driven by passive diffusion gradients 20
21. MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE OXYGENATORS
• Microporous polypropylene material
• Thin straws with an OD of 200-400μm, wall thickness of
20-50μm, and TSA of 2-4 m2
• Priming volume 135-340 mL; arterialize up to 7L/min of
venous blood
• Gas space (inside the straws)- continuous “sweep” of gas
• Blood space (outside the straws)
• Gas inlet and outlet ports; Gas exchange- driven by pressure gradient. Volatile
anaesthetics can be delivered
• Microscopic (0.5-1.0μm)- prevent plasma, allow gas to pass through
• Multiple gas outlet ports to depressurize the gas space – avoid gas embolism 21
22. CARDIOPLEGIA SYSTEM
• Myocardial protection and motionless surgical field
• Arrest in diastole by administration of cold K+
enriched cardioplegia solution
• Interruption of myocardial electromechanical activity
and metabolism
• Myocardial O2 consumption by 97%; allows
interruption of blood flow for 20- 40min
• Antegrade, Retrograde and Ostial cardioplegia
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24. SUCTION AND VENT PUMP
• LV venting- decompression and de-airing
• Reduces myocardial rewarming, prevents ejection of air,
facilitates surgical exposure, myocardial preservation
• Sources of blood returning to LV- bronchial (1% of CO)
and thebesian veins ;
• abnormal sources- persistent left SVC, PDA, ASDs, VSDs, AR
• Aortic vents- same cannulas that deliver antegrade cardioplegia
• Direct LV vents
• All vents attached to suction (roller pump/ siphon) and blood is returned to
cardiotomy reservoir
• Proper functioning of vent pump should be checked before connecting patient
to CPB.
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25. MONITORING COMPONENTS
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MONITORING DEVICE FUNCTION
Low- level alarm Alarms when level in the reservoir reaches
minimum running volume
Pressure monitors (line pressure, blood
cardioplegia pressure and vent pressure)
Alarms when line pressure exceeds set limits
Bubble detector (arterial line & blood
cardioplegia)
Alarms when bubbles are sensed
Oxygen sensor Alarms when oxygen supply to the oxygenator
fails
SaO2, Svo2 and Hb monitor Continuous measurement
In- line blood gas monitoring Continuous measurement of blood gases from the
ECC
Perfusionist Constantly monitors the CPB machine & ECC
26. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS DURING BYPASS
Circuit selection and priming
Anticoagulation
Cannulation
Initiation and maintenance
Myocardial Protection
Weaning and termination
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27. CIRCUIT SELECTION AND PRIMING
• Highest flow that may be required for the procedure- 2.4- 3 L/min/m2 or 60-
70mL/kg/min
• Components of ECC- highest blood flow rate is desirable with acceptable hydraulic
forces enough not to cause trauma to the blood components
• Priming- de-airing of the CPB with mixture of crystalloids and colloids; causes
hemodilution- improves flow during hypothermia.
TCV = BVp +PV Target HCT- adult 21- 24%;
paediatric 28- 30%
• 20- 30% increase in patient’s intravascular volume on initiation of CPB; dilution of
proteins and formed elements but also alters the plasma level of drugs
HCTr = BVp x Hct
TCV
Blood required on prime = (HCTr x TCV) – (Pt. HCT x BVp)
HCT of donor blood
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28. ANTICOAGULATION
• Heparinisation with 300- 400U/kg before arterial cannulation and initiation of CPB
• Advantages of heparin- rapid onset of action, rapid neutralisation by protamine, low
cost, safety
• Heparin resistance- >usual doses to achieve adequate anticoagulation; AT III
deficiency, HIT
• AT III deficiency- when >600U/kg heparin cannot achieve ACT >480s
• Baseline ACT (normal 80- 120s) must be noted; Target ACT 480s on-pump
• ACT (activated clotting time)- monitor anticoagulant effects of heparin
• Factors affecting ACT reading- hypothermia, hemodilution, coagulopathy,
thrombocytopenia, anticoagulants
• Heparin dosing may also be monitored using heparin dose response curves
• Alternatives- LMWH, Danaparoid, Lepirudin, Bivalirudin, Ancrod, Argatroban 28
29. INITIATION & MAINTENANCE
Check-
position of
ven
cannula &
patency of
art cannula
Ven clamps
released
CVP = 0,
arterial BP
50-90mm of
Hg, non
pulsatile
Art line
pressure of
ECC
<300mm of
Hg
Cerebral
oximetry
monitoring
Blood flow-
1.6-
3L/min/m2 ,
MAP- 50-
70mm of Hg,
SvO2 >70%
ABG x
30min,
correction if
Bdef<-5;
indicator to
increase
pump flow
and pressure
ACT x 30
min, heparin
bolus
administered
(at 24-30oC)
to maintain
400- 480s
Urine
output-
indicator of
adequacy of
perfusion
pressure and
flow
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30. MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION
Aortic cross clamping
Bypass time >120min
Release of cross- clamp
Ischemia injury
Reperfusion injury
Ventricular fibrillation
LV distension
Excessive use of inotropes/ calcium
salts
Complete surgical repair with minimal
injury
Cardioplegia
Cardioplegic solution- energy substrates
Myocardial hypothermia (10-15oC)
Use of b-blockers, CCBs
LV decompression and de-airing
De-airing of coronary bypass graft
Judicious use of inotropes
DAMAGE
PROTECTION
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31. WEANING & TERMINATION
• Patient rewarmed and de-aired
• Regular cardiac activity; if not pacemaker necessary
• Ventilation resumed, venous drainage slowed down,
volume returned back to heart from reservoir
• Once CO restored art pump flow reduced termination
• Once hemodynamic stability achieved protamine administration (Sentinel
event)
• 1- 1.3mg protamine for every 100U of heparin; slow administration to avoid
risk of hypotension
WEANING &
TERMINATION
SURGEON
ANAESTHESIOLOGIST
PERFUSIONIST
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32. PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF CPB
Perfusion pressure during CPB
Pump flow during bypass
Temperature management
Acid- base management
Fluid management
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33. PERFUSION PRESSURE DURING CPB
• Surrogate marker for organ perfusion, maintained between 50-70mm of Hg
• Cerebral perfusion pressure- MAP 50-150 mm of Hg; adverse neurological
outcomes- hypoperfusion (low) and embolism (high)
• During hypothermia, lower limit of cerebral autoregulation reduced to 20- 30
mm of Hg
• Severe atheromatous disease, systemic HTN , T2DM and elderly- higher
perfusion pressure for optimal perfusion
CPP
MAPTemperature
Alteration of pump flow
Volatile anaesthetics
Vasopressors
Vasodilators
ICP
Malposition of venous
cannula
Patient position
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34. PUMP FLOW DURING BYPASS
Maintain O2 delivery at normal levels
for a given core temp
- Limit hypoperfusion
- Increases embolic load
Lowest flows enough not to cause end
organ injury
- Less embolic load
- Improved myocardial protection
- Better surgical visualization
• Pump flow and pressure depend on- hemodilution, temperature & arterial cross-
sectional area
• Pump flow at 1.2L/min/m2 – perfuse most microcirculation (with Hct- 22% and
hypothermic CPB); maintained between 1.6- 3.0L/min/m2
• Target mixed venous saturation >70%
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35. TEMPERATURE DURING BYPASS
• Brain- most vulnerable to ischemic damage during CPB
• Deliberate hypothermia Neuroprotection;
mechanisms-
1. Decrease in CMRO2
2. Attenuates release of glutamate and excitatory amino
acids
3. Reduces permeability of brain arterioles and prevents
BBB dysfunction
4. Suppression of inflammatory response
• Warm CPB (33-37oC) and cold CPB (23-32oC)
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Sites of temperature
monitoring
Nasopharyngeal
Oesophageal
Tympanic membrane
Bladder
Rectum
Axilla
Sole of the foot
Pulmonary artery
Jugular bulb
36. WARM CPB COLD CPB
Advantages
1. Decreased bypass duration due to shorter rewarming
period
1. Protection against cerebral ischemia
2. Brain hyperthermia avoided during prolonged
rewarming
2. Decreased oxygen requirements
3. Near normal body temperature maintained 3. Allows lower flow rates
4. Early extubation 4. Decreased anaesthetic requirements
5. Less postop bleeding
6. Rapid recovery of normal cardiac rhythm
Disadvantages
1. Potential risk of cerebral damage 1. Impaired coagulation profile- increased bleeding
2. Increased requirement of vasopressors to maintain
MAP>50mm of Hg
2. Requires prolonged rewarming period
3. Large doses of vasopressors- renal vasoconstriction 3. Potential risk of brain hyperthermia
4. Impaired cerebral oxygenation if rewarming done
early. Uneven rewarming leads to ischemic injury
4. ‘After-drop’ due to incomplete rewarming
causing post-op shivers
6. Altered drug metabolism
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37. • Aortic manipulation, cross-clamping and unclamping micro and macro
embolization to brain
• Hypothermia- initiated after onset of bypass; rewarming during weaning. Hence,
during these periods body temperature is similar in both warm and cold CPB.
• Rapid rewarming and hyperthermia cerebral injury
• Nasopharyngeal temperature not >37°C, acceptable range of 35.5°C–36.5°C
• Temperature gradient between the heater and venous blood not >10°C
• High gradient between core and peripheral temperature ‘AFTER DROP’
• Vasodilators- homogenous rewarming
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TEMPERATURE DURING BYPASS
38. BLOOD GAS MANAGEMENT
• temperature solubility of CO2 Alkalosis ( by 1oC pH by 0.015)
Alpha-stat strategy
• a refers to a-imidazole ring of histidine, an intracellular buffer
• constancy of charge on histidine regulation of all pH-dependent cellular
processes
• Temperature uncorrected
• Cerebral autoregulation, limits micro emboli; however, inhomogeneous cerebral
cooling 38
a-stat strategy
pH-stat strategy
39. BLOOD GAS MANAGEMENT
pH stat strategy
• constancy in pH and PaCO2 maintained despite temperature changes
• temperature corrected
• air-oxygen mixture “sweep speed” is reduced or carbon dioxide is added to the
oxygenator to increase PaCO2 and maintained at 40mm of Hg
• CO2 - potent cerebral vasodilator; homogenous cooling
• Uncoupling of cerebral autoregulation; cerebral blood flow despite metabolic
demand
• higher cerebral blood flow- chance of cerebral injury during rewarming,
embolization
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40. FLUID MANAGEMENT
CRYSTALLOIDS
Adequate hemodilution allowing
cooling safely
Reduces colloid osmotic pressure
leading to extracellular water retention
COLLOIDS
Albumin coats circuit surfaces-
reducing interaction of blood
components, reduces platelet
activation and destruction
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41. Initiator substances
Endotoxin, TNF, NF-
kB, anaphylotoxins,
cytokines
Effector cells
PMNs, platelets,
endothelial cells
Adhesion molecules
and release cytotoxic
oxygen radicals and
proteases
INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE TO CPB
• Physiologic insult of CPB exaggerated, complex, pathologic immunologic events
• Passage of blood through ECC activation of complement, platelets, neutrophils,
and pro-inflammatory kinins
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Blood from ECC
reperfuses ischemic
organs
Local inflammatory
response in end organs
Whole-body inflammatory
response- complement,
fibrinolytic, kallikrein,
coagulation systems
ONSET END
42. END ORGAN EFFECTS
MYOCARDIUM
- O2 supply-demand mismatch
- Depletion of high energy
phosphate stores
- Intracellular calcium accumulation
- Ischemia- reperfusion injury
BRAIN
- Ischemic injury
- Micro and macro embolization
- Injury during rewarming
- Intracellular acidosis
RENAL
- Intravascular depletion and
hypoperfusion renal ischemia
- Use of vasopressors
- Low pump flow rates ischemia
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
- Splanchnic hypoperfusion
- Lack of autoregulation shunting
of blood away from GIT during
hypotension gut ischemia
- Increased mucosal permeability
- Impairs GI barrier function
ENDOCRINE
- Marked stress response
- Increased catecholamine levels
- Insulin, PG, renin release
- Vasopressin increases 20x
- Target glucose levels < 200mg/dL 42
44. Care of Gravid patient during CPB
MATERNAL
• Monitoring uterine activity- Intraop,
postop and early ICU period
tocodynameter; intra-amniotic
catheter inadvisable in heparinized
patient;
• Intraop uterine contractions may be
deleterious to foetal O2 delivery;
preterm delivery
• Uterine contractions treated with
MgSO4, ritodrine
FOETAL
• FHR monitoring- ultrasonography,
phonocardiography, external
abdominal ECG
• Foetal ECG- foetal scalp electrode,
accurate but undesirable with
maternal anticoagulation
• POG>16wks, record FHR, FHR
variability and uterine contractions
• Onset of CPB- fall in FHR during
CPB below normal termination –
foetal tachycardia
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45. Strategies during cardiopulmonary bypass to improve foeto-
maternal outcomes
• Uterine tone monitoring
• FHR , if foetus >16 weeks gestation
• 15° left lateral tilt to prevent aortocaval compression >20 weeks gestation
• Maternal haematocrit >25%
• High maternal oxygen saturation
• Normothermia
• High perfusion flow rates (>2.5 L/min/m2)
• High perfusion pressure (>70 mm Hg)
• Minimize cardiopulmonary bypass time
• Pulsatile perfusion
• α-stat pH management
• Tocolytic therapy (magnesium sulphate, β2-agonists, progesterone supplementation
and intravenous alcohol infusions)
• Neonatologist and obstetrician on standby for emergency delivery 45
46. KEY POINTS
• Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) provides extracorporeal maintenance of respiration
and circulation at hypothermic and normothermic temperatures.
• CPB permits the surgeon to operate on a quiet, or non-beating, heart at hypothermic
temperatures, thus facilitating surgery in an ischemic environment.
• CPB is associated with a number of profound physiologic perturbations. The central
nervous system, kidneys, gut, and heart are especially vulnerable to ischemic events
associated with extracorporeal circulation.
• Perfusion should be adequate to support ongoing oxygen requirements; mean arterial
pressures of more than 70 mmHg may benefit patients with cerebral and/or diffuse
artherosclerosis. Arterial blood temperatures should never exceed 37.5°C.
• The initiation and termination of CPB are key phases of a cardiac surgery procedure,
but the anaesthesiologist must remain vigilant throughout the entire bypass.
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47. SUMMARY
• Cardiopulmonary bypass machine has made complex cardiac
surgeries possible in modern day medicine.
• Understanding the anatomy of the heart-lung machine and its
physiological effects on the vital organs plays a crucial role in both
perioperative and postoperative period.
• It requires the anaesthesiologists, surgeons and perfusionists to
work as a team to conduct smooth initiation and termination of
cardiopulmonary bypass.
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However, the patient did not survive due to an unexpected complex congenital heart defect.
Oxygenation and carbon dioxide elimination
Circulation of blood
Systemic cooling and rewarming
Diversion of blood from heart to provide bloodless surgical field
Tubing made up of PVC- acceptable hemolysis rate and durability.
Plasticisers like diethylhexyl phthalate –toxic and can leach from the tubing. Dioctyl adipate less leaching
Cannulation done only after anticoagulation
Cannulation must be done after heparinisation
ascending aorta is the Preferred site of arterial cannulation - easy accessibility, doesn’t require additional incision, accommodates large cannula to provide greater flow at reduced pressure
Arterial cannulation before venous to avoid hemodynamic instability that can occur during venous cannulation
Higher pressures during cannulation increases risk of aortic dissection; failure of cannula tip to fully enter the aorta may also cause dissection
In case of severe aortic atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm or dissection, femoral artery cannulation is preferred over aortic.
Intraop use of 2D USG as a guide to selection of cross- clamping and cannulation is increasing to avoid complications.
A: Metal-tipped right-angled cannula with plastic molded flange
B: Similar design but with a plastic right angle tip and molded flange.
C: (Left) Diffusion-tipped angled cannula designed to direct systemic flow in four directions to avoid a "jetting effect" that may occur with conventional single-lumen arterial cannulas. An inverted cone occludes the tip. (Right) Drawing with arrows depicts flow patterns.
D: Integral cannula connector and luer port (for de-airing) incorporated into some arterial cannulas.
Cavoatrial cannula affected by position of the heart- circumflex position/ uplift
Hypotension or impaired ventricular filling may occur during handling or heart and IVC,
venous cannulation can also precipitate atrial or less frequently even ventricular arrhythmias. PACs or SVTs may be transient and may not require treatment, however atrial tachycardia or fibrillation can cause hemodynamic instability- treated pharmacologically, electrically or patient i switched to bypass immediately provided adequate anticoagulation is achieved
When bicaval cannulas are used, tapes are frequently placed around the cavae and passed through small tubes so they may be cinched down as tourniquets or snares around the cannula. This forces all thepatient's venous return to pass to the extracorporeal circuit, preventing any systemic venous blood from getting into the right heart and any air (if the right heart is opened) from getting into the venous lines.
Venous drainage occurs through gravity or vacuum applied to the reservoir allows use of smaller cannulae and tubing, decreasing the circuit volume.
Low VR- low venous pressure, hypovolemia, drug induced venodilation, small cannula, excessive flow resistance, RV distension
Reservoir pressure in excess of 60mmHg have shown to increase micro bubble count in arterial infusion lines. Excessive drainage (i.e., drainage faster than blood is returning to the central veins) may cause the compliant vein walls to collapse around the ends of the venous cannulas ("chattering" or "fluttering") and intermittent reduction of venous drainage. This may be ameliorated by partially occluding the clamp on the venous line, or by increasing the systemic blood flow.
Open reservoirs (hard shelled) are more commonly used. They allow passive removal of entrained venous air along with integrated positive and negative pressure release valve necessary for application of vacuum to reservoir to augment venous drainage. They integrate cardiotomy and defoaming circuit to process suctioned blood. Defoaming elements are coated with silicone compounds (antifoam) that may cause systemic micro embolization. The venous reservoir must be below the level of the patient, the lines must be full of blood (or fluid) or else an air lock will occur and disrupt the siphon effect. The fluid level in the reservoir is critical and a low reservoir alarm is usually present —if allowed to empty then air enters the reservoir causing air embolism.
Closed reservoirs (collapsible plastic bags)- limited volume capacity, however less contact with artificial surface ensures decreased inflammatory activation, better sterility and decreased need for postop transfusion. The soft bag reservoirs eliminate the gas–blood interface and reduce the risk of massive air embolism because they will collapse when emptied and do not permit air to enter the systemic pump. They require separate circuit for processing suctioned blood.
During CPB, constant blood flow is delivered to the patient by a mechanical pump. The characteristics of an ideal pump is based on the Hagen- Poiseuille formula:
An ideal pump must be able to generate blood flow and pressure against a degree of resistance
It should have Low index of haemolysis (plasma Hb per 100ml of pumped blood)
It must be Made up of biocompatible material and create no areas stasis or turbulence, and able to adjust to different sizes of extracorporeal tubing
It must have low priming volumes and easily controllable
In the event of a power failure, the pump should be manually operable
A roller pump consists of a Length of a PVC/silicone rubber/ latex rubber tubing situated against a curved metal backing plate (raceway) which is compressed by two rollers located on the ends of rotating arms at 180o to each other.
Direction of compression of the tubing by the rotating arms causes forward flow of blood column- Positive displacement pump.
Blood flow depends on internal diameter of pump tubing, rotation rate of the rollers (rpm) and diameter of the pump head.
Compression of tubing can result in haemolysis and spallation from tubing, hence discouraged for prolonged procedures.
A centrifugal pump consists of Vaned impeller/ stacked cones within a plastic casing that are magnetically coupled at the base with an electric motor
When rotated rapidly, centrifugal force is generated blood is propelled forward
Afterload dependent, if patient’s SVR increases, cardiac output generated will reduce unless flow through the pump increases.
CF is a product of mass of blood x radius of pump read x speed of revolutions (rpm)
These are non-occlusive pumps and afterload dependent, hence prevent generation of excessive pressure in the circuit avoiding circuit rupture
Improve platelet preservation, renal function and neurological outcomes, can be used for long procedures
Membrane oxygenators- sheet oxygenators (microporous polypropylene membrane or spiral wound silicone membrane) and hollow fibre oxygenators (microporous polypropylene membrane or polymethypentene material)
Physiological process of convection, diffusion and chemical reactions during gas exchange in natural lung also apply to the artificial lungs
Diffusion distance 200micm in membrane, alveolus 10micm
TSA of exchange 2-4 m2 in membrane, alveolus 70-100 m2
Venous blood entering the oxygenator is directed towards the outside of the fibres while gas is concurrently circulated through the inside of the fibres.
The oxygenator has separate gas inlet and outlet ports and can refresh the gas with a continuous flow or “sweep” of gas through the oxygenator.
Pressure gradients between the blood space and the gas space drive oxygen across the membrane and into the blood, whereas carbon dioxide is driven out of the blood into the gas phase.
volatile anesthetic agents can also be delivered in the similar fashion
The microscopic (0.5- to 1.0-μm) pores on the sides of the fibres are small enough to prevent plasma and the formed elements of blood from leaking through but are still large enough to allow gas to pass through.
Care must be taken to ensure that the pressure in the gas space never exceeds the pressure in the blood space, or gaseous emboli will form in the blood. Most oxygenators are designed with multiple gas outlet ports to depressurize when required.
Heat exchangers facilitate the management of the patient’s blood temperature. DuringCPB, 20% to 35% of the patient’s blood volume is outside the body and is exposed to operating room temperature, and as For many surgical procedures, mild to deep hypothermia may be required to reduce the patient’s metabolic rate, the heat exchangers may be used to reduce the temperature of the blood when CPB is initiated and then to warm the blood before it is terminated.
During intracardiac repair, aortic cross clamping is necessary which renders the heart ischemic. To provide a for the surgeon, the heart is arrested in diastole by administration of potassium enriched cardioplegia solution to the heart.
It interrupts the electrical and mechanical activity of the myocardium reducing metabolism, as well as myocardial oxygen consumption by 90%. Administration of cold cardioplegia solution- combined influence of potassium induced arrest and myocardial temperature< 22oC reduces myocardial oxygen consumption by 97%. This enables the tissue to withstand complete interruption of blood flow for 20-40min. after completion of the procedure, it can be reversed with warm normokalemic blood.
Cardioplegia cannula is inserted proximally while aortic cannula is distal to the clamp. A separate pump delivers cardioplegia either antegrade into coronaries via aortic root or retrograde into the coronary sinus. Retrograde cardioplegia- inadequate right ventricle protection. Ostial cardioplegia- severe aortic regurgitation.
Cardioplegia solution
1. Simple solution potassium enriched whole blood
2. Potassium enriched solution with whole blood to crystalloid at 4:1 or 8:1
4. 1000- 1500mL high-K mixture (20-30mEq)- initiation of cardioplegia; 200- 500mL low-K mixture (10mEq) maintenance (periodically)
Functions of each component
Sodium concentration in cardioplegic solution <140- ischemia tends to increase intracellular sodium content
Calcium in lower concentration 0.7-1.2- to maintain cellular integrity
Magnesium to control excessive intracellular calcium influxes
Bicarb – buffer for intracellular acidosis; alternate are histidine and tromethamine
Lignocaine/ glucocorticoids membrane stabilising
Mannitol prevents cellular edema
Energy substrates- glucose, glutamate, aspartate
It also prevents mechanical damage to the muscle from excessive stretching.
Normal sources of blood returning to the LV during CPB- Bronchial and Thebesian veins
Abnormal sources- persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC), PDA or a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt (e.g., Blalock-Taussig or Waterston), ASDs, VSDs, anomalous systemic venous drainage into the left heart, and AR
Vent cannulas applied- at aortic root or directly at left ventricle
Aortic root vents- same cannulas as the ones used to deliver antegrade cardioplegia. Hence cannot be used when antegrade cardioplegia is being used and ineffective in decompressing LV when cross clamp is removed.
LV vents- introduced from superior pulmonary vein via LA across mitral valve into LV. Efficient in draining air bubbles from LV. Can be used even during antegrade cardioplegia.
Approximately 1% of cardiac output- Broncho pulmonary vascular connections. In presence of chronic LRTI, bronchiectasis, COPD it can increase upto 10% of cardiac output.
Myocardial preservation- decreasing myocardial oxygen demand (decreased wall tension due to decreased radius of ventricle), facilitating subendocardial perfusion (subendocardial perfusion pressure equals aortic pressure minus left ventricular pressure), and preventing pulmonary venous hypertension, with possible pulmonary injury or oedema and pulmonary artery hypertension.
The perfusionist calculates the highest flow that may be required for the procedure- 2.4- 3 L/min/m2 or 60-70mL/kg/min. the components of ECC is selected based on this, acceptable hydraulic forces enough not to cause trauma to the blood components.
Priming of the circuit- deairing of the CPB circuit is done with priming solutions- mixture of crystalloids and colloids. Priming causes hemodilution- improves flow during hypothermia.
Priming volume usually vary from 1200-1800mL
Total circulating volume (TCV) = patient’s blood volume (BPv) + priming volume (PV)
There is a 20- 30% increase in patient’s intravascular volume on initiation of CPB which not only causes dilution of proteins and formed elements but also alters the plasma level of drugs and hence variation in circulatory concentration of anaesthetic drugs and inadequate depth of anaesthesia on initiating CPB has to be anticipated.
Before priming of the CPB circuit and exposure of the vessels, patient has to be fully anticoagulated. A baseline ACT (normal 80- 120s) reading is taken and then patient is heparinised at 300-400U/kg IV bolus before initiation of CPB to achieve an ACT value of 480s ( measured after3-5min)to maximize inhibition of thrombin generation. ACT is used to monitor anticoagulant effects of heparin and other anticoagulants. After initiation of CPB, ACT values can affected by other factors such as hypothermia, hemodilution, coagulopathy and it can be elevated if patient is on other anticoagulants.
Heparin dosing may also be monitored using heparin dose response curves- plotted in vitro, based on patients baseline ACT and after known concentration of heparin is added. By plotting ACT values against given concentration of heparin, one can determine the dose of heparin required to achieve target ACT.
High dose thrombin time, Protamine titration assay, TEG (thromboelastography), lab tests of coagulation PT, APTT
Before initiation, check for malposition of venous cannula and patency of arterial cannula
Venous clamps are released after confirmation. During initial seconds, performance of venous and arterial cannulas must be assessed. If venous cannula is adequately draining, CVP decreases to zero and arterial BP reaches normal mean pressure of 50-90 mm of Hg while also becoming non-pulsatile. During initiation sys art pressure may drop abruptly, if fall <30 then suspect unrecognized aortic dissection.
Initiation of CPB associated with hypotension which can be managed by an alpha agonist.
Pressure in the arterial line of ECC maintained <300 mm of Hg to prevent trauma to formed elements. Once function of the heart-lung machine is fully established, ventilator can be turned off and hypothermia can be initiated.
Cerebral oximetry must be monitored, acutely reduced values indicate poor SVC drainage or selective perfusion of single aortic head vessel.
Blood flow manipulated across 1.6- 3.0L/min/m2 to deliver an arterial pressure of 50- 70mm of Hg and mixed venous saturation >70%. Hypotension or hypertension managed by vasopressors or vasodilators.
ABGs taken every 30min to assess performance of the oxygenator, Bdef<-5 corrected with sodabicarb. This may indicate the need to increase perfusion flow and pressure. ACT monitored every 30 min, heparin bolus given to maintain ACT at 400- 480s (at 24- 30oC). Urine output is also an indicator of adequacy of perfusion pressure and flow.
Optimal results in cardiac surgery requires complete surgical repair with minimal physical trauma to the heart. Several stratrgies are used to prevent myocardial damage and maintain normal cellular integrity and function during CPB. However, nearly all patients sustain at least minimal myocardial injury during cardiac surgery.
Injury related to an imbalance between oxygen demand and supply, producing cell ischemia. After ischemia, reperfusion injury produces excess oxygen-derived free radicals, intracellular calcium overload, abnormal endothelial–leukocyte interactions, and myocardial cellular oedema.
Patients at greatest risk are those with poor ventricular function (preoperatively), those with ventricular hypertrophy, and those with diffuse severe coronary artery disease. Inadequate myocardial preservation is usually manifested at the end of bypass as a persistently reduced cardiac output, worsened ventricular function by TEE, or cardiac arrhythmias. Aortic cross-clamping during CPB completely excludes the coronary arteries reducing coronary flow to 0. CPB times longer than 120 min increases risk relative to shorter bypass times. Myocardial ischemia during bypass may occur not only during aortic clamping, but also after release of the cross-clamp- low arterial pressures, coronary embolism (from thrombi, platelets, air, fat, or atheromatous debris), reperfusion injury, coronary artery or bypass graft vasospasm, and contortion of the heart—causing compression or distortion of the coronary vessels—are all possible causes.
Ischemia causes depletion of high-energy phosphate compounds and an accumulation of intracellular calcium. Cardioplegic solutions maintain normal cellular integrity and function during CPB by reducing energy expenditure and preserving the availability of high-energy phosphate compounds. Myocardial hypothermia reduces basal metabolic oxygen consumption, and potassium cardioplegia minimizes energy expenditure by arresting both electrical and mechanical activity. Myocardial temperature is monitored directly; 10–15°C is usually desirable.
Ventricular fibrillation and distention important causes of myocardial damage. Ventricular fibrillation increases myocardial oxygen demand, whereas distention not only increases oxygen demand but causes subendocardial ischemia . Perioperative myocardial damage include the use of excessive doses of positive inotropes or calcium salts also contribute to damage. In open heart procedures, de-airing of cardiac chambers and venting before and during initial cardiac ejection are critically important in preventing cerebral or coronary air embolism. Removing air from coronary graft during bypass procedures is also important.
Increased level of communication between anaesthesiologist, surgeon and perfusionist required at this stage. Before weaning and termination, patient is rewarmed and deaired. Regular cardiac activity must be confirmed, if not pacemaker may be necessary. Ventilation may be resumed, similarly, venous drainage is slowly reduced and volume is returned back to the heart from the reservoir. As the CO is restored, flow from arterial pump is reduced from CPB and eventually terminated.
Once hemodynamic stability is achieved, protamine infusion is administered in order to reverse the effects of heparin. This is a sentinel event that needs communication between the anaesthesiologist, surgeon and the perfusionist. It is important is confirm that all cannulas are removed before the action of heparin is reversed. For every 100U of heparin 1- 1.3mg of protamine is administered. It should be administered slowly over 5- 10 min to reduce risk of hypotension.
Maintaining systemic perfusion & respiration – primary objective
Perfusion pressure during CPB should provide adequate oxygen supply while providing a bloodless field.
Brain has poor tolerance of ischemia, and adverse neurologic outcomes can occur as a result of: hypoperfusion and embolism.
Cerebral autoregulation is relatively constant between MAP of 50 and 150 mmHg. During hypothermic CPB, the lower limit of cerebral autoregulation may be as low as 20- 30 mmHg, affording some additional organ protection. Increasing perfusion pressure to alleviate the risk of hypoperfusion may lead to greater embolic load and worse outcomes.
Subgroups at increased risk for adverse outcomes that may benefit from higher perfusion pressure during CPB include patients with severe atheromatous disease (cerebrovascular or aortic arch), advanced age, systemic hypertension, and diabetes. Hypertensive patients are generally accepted to have intact pressure-flow autoregulation, with a rightward shift in the cerebral autoregulation curve, hence higher perfusion pressures CPB.
CPP = MAP – ICP
ICP can be affected by malpositioned cannula, patient positioning
MAP affected by temperature alteration of pump flow, use of volatile anaesthetics, vasopressors and vasodilators
Pump flow during CPBprovide adequate oxygen delivery with optimal surgical visualization. Two approaches
To maintain oxygen delivery at normal levels which reduces risk of hypoperfusion, but increases risk of embolism
Use lowest flows enough not to cause end organ damage and deliver less embolic load with improved organ protection and better surgical visualisation
Pump flow and pressure are related through overall arterial impedance, a product of hemodilution, temperature, and arterial cross-sectional area. Pump flows of 1.2 L/min/m2 perfuse most of the microcirculation when the haematocrit is near 22% and hypothermic CPB is being employed. However, at lower haematocrits or periods of higher oxygen consumption these flows become inadequate.
Most perfusionists target a mixed venous saturation of >70%. However, this level does not guarantee adequate perfusion of all tissue beds. Renal function appears unaltered when pump flows greater than 1.6 L/min/m2 are employed. Pump flows are usually maintained between 1.6- 3L/min/ m2
Possible causes for hypotension include inadequate pump flow from poor venous return or a pump malfunction,
or pressure transducer error.
Mean arterial pressure = Pump flow × SVR
To maintain both adequate arterial pressures and blood flows one can manipulate pump flow and SVR. Most centers strive for blood flows of 2–2.5 L/min/m 2 (50–60 mL/kg/min) and mean arterial pressures between 50 and 80 mm Hg.
Brain is the most vulnerable organ to hypoxia and ischemic damage during CPB. Deliberate hypothermia is a reliable method of Neuroprotection, which
Decreased in cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen
Attenuates release of glutamate and excitatory aminoacids which has role in neuronal death
Reduces permeability of brain arterioles and prevents BBB dysfunction
Role in suppressing adhesion of PMNs and hence inflammatory response
Sites of temperature monitoring during CPB- nasopharyngeal, oesophageal, tympanic membrane, bladder, rectum, axilla, sole of the foot and pulmonary artery. Recent studies have shown jugular bulb temperature and oximetry to be superior and more correlating with cerebral temperature.
With respect to temperature- warm CPB (33-37oC) and cold CPB (23-32oC)
Micro and macroembolization to brain is maximum during aortic manipulation, cross-clamping and unclamping. Hypothermia is always initiated after onset of bypass and rewarming is initiated during weaning from bypass. Hence, during these periods body temperature is similar in both warm and cold CPB.
The use of hypothermia requires a period of rewarming. Rapid rewarming and hyperthermia are associated with cerebral injury. Nasopharyngeal temperature should not exceed 37°C, range of 35.5°C–36.5°C is acceptable. Temperature gradient between the heater and venous blood should not exceed 10°C. The high gradient between core and peripheral temperature can lead to after drop in temperature. Use of vasodilators can help in homogenous rewarming.
Temperature has a significant effect on solubility of blood gases in the solution. With temperature changes and management in CPB, management of blood gases is crucial. During hypothermic CPB, with fall in temperature solubility of carbon dioxide in blood increases causing alkalosis. There are two strategies involved in blood gas management:
a-stat strategy
pH-stat strategy
a-stat strategy:
Protein buffering is largely responsible for maintaining pH- temperature relationship especially the imidazole group of amino acid histidine, which has a dissociation constant similar to that of blood. Alpha refers to the a-imidazole ring of histidine which is an intracellular buffer. Hence, constancy of charge on histidine allows regulation of all pH dependent cellular processes..
It is temperature uncorrected, which means the blood gas values are read at normothermia without correcting the values to the actual temperature. Cerebral autoregulation is intact in this method with low risk of micro embolization, however, cerebral cooling is inhomogeneous
Here a constancy in pH and PaCO2 is maintained despite temperature changes. To counter the alkalosis caused with drop in temperature, air-oxygen mixture “sweep speed” is reduced or carbon dioxide is added to the oxygenator to increase PaCO2 and maintain at 40mm of Hg. Carbon dioxide being a potent cerebral vasodilator helps in homogenous cooling, however, cerebral autoregulation is affected with increase in cerebral blood flow despite reduced metabolic demand. This is known as temperature corrected strategy. During rewarming, there is more chance of cerebral injury from hyperthermia due to higher cerebral blood flow and also associated with increased embolic phenomena.
The choice of fluid for priming the extracorporeal circuit in CPB remains controversial. This technique of hemodilution was found to be safe when combined with hypothermia to reduce oxygen consumption and demand and allows cooling without increasing blood viscosity.
Use of crystalloids reduces colloid oncotic pressure and causes extracellular water retention.
Albumin in colloids coats the circuit surfaces and reduces platelet activation and destruction.
Recent advances with use of ultrafiltration and hemofiltration causes consistent reduction in total body water with significant increases in hematocrit, myocardial contractility, cardiac index, and improved pulmonary compliance.
The idea of using nonblood prime was first introduced in 1959.
Haematocrit reduction may be achieved before bypass by means of acute normovolemic hemodilution and reinfusing the patient’s own heparin-free blood, rather than allogeneic red blood cells, during weaning. A reduction in haematocrit from 40% to 20% allows cooling to 22°C without an increase in blood viscosity or required driving pressure.
The physiologic insult of CPB results in a myriad of exaggerated, complex, and mostly pathologic immunologic events. Surgical stress itself causes an inflammatory response, the passage of blood through the extracorporeal circuit causes activation of complement, platelets, neutrophils, and proinflammatory kinins. With the onset of CPB, the increased expression of initiator substances (including endotoxin, tumor necrosis factor [TNF], and nuclear factor κB, as well as anaphylatoxins and cytokines) stimulates effector cells (including polymorphonuclear neutrophils, platelets, and endothelial cells) to up-regulate adhesion molecules and release cytotoxic oxygen radicals and proteases. At the end of bypass, blood perturbed by the process of extracorporeal circulation reperfuses ischemic organs, exacerbating the local inflammatory responses in end organs, including the brain, kidney, heart, and lung. These phenomena result in whole-body inflammatory response and represent the collective effect of activation of the complement, fibrinolytic, kallikrein, and coagulation systems.
. The frequent adverse gastrointestinal outcomes include gastroesophagitis, upper and lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage, hyperbilirubinemia, hepatic and splenic ischemia, colitis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, mesenteric ischemia, as well as intestinal obstruction, Infarction, and perforation. Pathophysiology--splanchnic hypoperfusion. The gastrointestinal system is particularly vulnerable for ischemia due to the lack of autoregulation and to the preferential shunting of blood away from the gastrointestinal circulation during periods of hypotension. The development of inadequate gastrointestinal perfusion is the significant increase in total body oxygen consumption in the immediate hours after CPB. Gut ischemia of sufficient duration impairs gastrointestinal tract barrier function. CPB is associated with an increase in mucosal permeability and systemic endotoxin concentration.
clinical approaches to reduce the inflammatory response : modification of surgical and perfusion techniques, modification of circuit components, and pharmacologic strategies.
Modification of Surgical Technique: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - miniature incisions with or without robotic assistance, OPCAB surgeries, and minimizing or eliminating aortic manipulation, particularly in patients with severe atherosclerosis, may independently reduce the incidence of stroke.
Modification of Perfusion Techniques: shed-blood management, ultrafiltration, temperature management, circuit miniaturization
Perfusion Technology: Centrifugal pumps, is less haemolytic, modified surface materials in the such as heparin coatings, may reduce inflammation; in-line leukocyte filter reducing the concentration of activated leukocytes and inflammation.
Pharmacologic Strategies: Corticosteroids - immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory, use of prophylactic preoperative statins to reduce at doses of 20 to 80 mg/day administered for 1 day to 3 weeks preoperatively. Ketamine administration significantly reduces the IL-6 response to surgery.
Understanding physiology of pregnancy and effects of cardiac therapeutics on fetus
Other than monitors employed for cardiac surgery, monitors that can assess maternal and fetal well being is of importance.
One of the primary goals to avoid fetal demise