Cardiac Assist Devices Flashcards
What are the essential functions performed by CPB (cardiopulmonary bypass)? (3)
Oxygenation of venous blood
Elimination of CO2
Maintenance of system perfusion
Describe the CPB basic circuit from the patient.
Patient→
Reservoir→
Filter→
Oxygenator→
Heat exchanger (hypothermia ~30ºC)→
Roller pump→
Arterial line filter
What is the method commonly used to stop the heart?
What 2 products are used to physically prevent the heart from beating?
Cardioplegia
High potassium,
Low potasssium containing cardioplegia solutions
Cardioplegia perfusion of the myocardium may be ________ through the ______ ______ or ________ through the _______ ______.
antegrade
coronary arteries
retrograde
coronary sinus
How are the majority of cardiac procedures performed?
venous cannulation through the right atrium, with a single “two-stage” cannula
What does this depict?
2 vessel cannulation of the right atrium
What does this depict?
“Two-stage” cannula
Label:
(In green)
- Venous reservoir
- Heat exchanger, oxygenator (located lower)
2*. Anesthetic vaporizer - Roller pumps
- Heater/cooler, usually proximal to the oxygenator
- Arterial filter
A single integrated, disposable unit containing the venous reservoir, heat exchanger, and oxygenator is demonstrated.
A centripetal/centrifugal pump is used in a CPB circuit.
centrifugal
What type of oxygenator is used in CPB?
Bubble through or membrane oxygenator?
Membrane oxygenator directly connected to the heat exchanger.
KNOW (red-boxed)
An ___-____ blender controls the FiO2 delivered to the membrane oxygenator and therefore the _____ _____ _______ ______ between the gas and blood phases.
This alters the total amount of oxygen transfer by diffusion through the membrane and ultimately the _____.
air-oxygen
oxygen partial pressure gradient
PaO2 which equals P(arterial)O2
KNOW (red-boxed)
Arterial PaCO2 is independently controlled by the ____ ____ through the oxygenator, which is often referred to as the “____ ___”.
gas flow (L/min)
“sweep rate”
KNOW
Higher rates of gas flow ______ more CO2 from the inner membrane surface establishing a diffusion gradient from the blood to the inside of the membrane _____ the PaCO2.
remove
decreasing
Note: This gas flow does not contain CO2.
KNOW
An ______ ______ may be placed in the circuit to provide a set concentration of vapor to the membrane surface where it diffuses into the blood of the patient.
anesthetic vaporizer
KNOW
Current membranes have a surface area of approximately ___ to ___ m2.
2 - 4
Note: The surface area is 1/20th of the lung, but compensates by increasing contact or transit time to the membrane.
What type of pump maintains pressure but without pulsatile pressure?
Roller pump
Note: You will see static electricity on the roller pump, not heart activity on the EKG.
Describe phases A, B, C, D of the roller pump.
A. Roller pump B moves fluid ahead of it and suctions fluid behind it
B. The second roller A begins to engage the tubing
C. As rotation continues there is a very brief period with volume trapped between the two rollers and no forward flow, which imparts some pulsatility.
D. Roller B leaves the tubing while the second roller continues to move fluid in the same direction
What type of pump and where does blood enter/exit?
Centrifugal pump
Preload is where blood enters.
Afterload is where blood exits.
What type of pump?
Impeller
What type of pump depends upon afterload?
centrifugal
Note: Roller pump does NOT depend on afterload.
What type of pump involves increased risk of air embolism?
Roller pump
What type of pump generates pulsatile flow?
roller
What type of pump can generate excessive arterial line pressure?
roller
Centrifugal cannot.
What type of pump can you hand crank?
roller
What type of pump can cause greater trauma to bypass tubing?
roller
What type of pump can cause greater trauma to blood?
roller
What type of pump has a superior outcome?
Neither are superior to the other (centrifugal/roller)
What type of pump is more expensive and where reverse flow is possible?
centrifugal
What are the CPB filter sites? (6)
Cardioplegia
Bank blood
Priming fluids
Reservoir
Arterial Filter
Between oxygenator and O2 supply
Essentially, just know there are filters everywhere.
Describe how the endovascular CPB system works.
This system uses femoral arterial and venous cannulation sites and femoral access for placement of an endoaortic balloon occlusion.