Cardiac Assist Devices Flashcards
refers to a patient being placed on the bypass machine in times where the patient is not in heart surgery
ECMO
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
In ECMO the patient is on bypass and the heart (is/is not) arrested and an aortic cross clamp (is/ is not) placed
the heart is NOT arrested
an aortic cross clamp is NOT placed
What is the main purpose of ECMO
to keep the patient alive during ACUTE cardiac or respiratory failure
VENOVENOUS ECMO
1. Blood is drawn from the (left/right) side of the heart
- oxygentated by the (lungs/ECMO)
- Returned to the (right side/aorta) of the heart
- right
2 ECMO - Right
What patients is Venovenous ECMO indicated for?
Patients with respiratory failure
-the heart must be working properly in order to get the blood to the left side of the heart
What type of cannula does Venovenous ECMO use?
Double lumen cannula
Where does the double lumen cannula in Venovenous ECMO enter?
the right atrium
In venovenous ECMO:
The (outer/inner) lumen drains the heart and sends the deoxygenated blood to the ECMO machine
The (outer/ inner) lumen infuses oxygenated blood from the ECMO machine into the Right atrium
outer
inner
In Venoarterial (VA) ECMO blood is
- withdrawn from the (right/left) side of the heart
- Oxygenated by the (lungs/ECMO)
- Returned to the (right side/ aorta) of the heart
- right
- ECMO
- aorta
In venoarterial ECMO:
1. the venous cannula in the ____ ____ withdraws de-oxygenated blood
- the arterial cannula in the ____ _____ re-infuses oxygenated blood
right atrium
femoral artery
What patients is Venarorterial ECMO indicated in?
Cardiac failure (in addition to respiratory failure) -heart does not need to pump blood to the left side
What is the primary advantage of VA ECMO over VV ECMO?
supports the heart AND lungs
3 disadvantage of VA ECMO over VV ECMO?
- Non-pulsatile
- less effective perfusion - less O2 delivery to coronary arteries
- O2 supply to the heart appears to be better when blood can enter the coronary arteries through the heart and not the machine - higher chance of emboli entering the circulation
Refers to an artificial heart, and is placed in patients with heart failure to help the ventricle pump blood
Ventricular Assist Device
List the 3 step mechanism of the Ventricular Assist Device
- Tubing is placed inside the ventricle
- tubing withdraws some blood from the ventricle into the pump
- The pump pumps some blood through the body via the rein fusion tube
What are 2 ways in which the Ventricular Assist Device increases cardiac output
- helps the heart pump blood
- improves the heart’s own ability to pump blood because it relieves the fluid overload and stretching of the ventricle
- normal contraction
What are 2 benefits of the Ventricular Assist Device?
- increases cardiac output
2. increased cardiac output leads to less fluid overload/edema
supports left heart failure by withdrawing blood out of the left ventricle and pumping it into the aorta
Left ventricular assist device
Where does a LVAD withdraw blood from and where does it pump to?
left ventricle to the aorta
What is the primary purpose of a LVAD?
bridge to a heart transplant