Myocardial Protection During Cabg Procedures: 'The Optimal Flow For Bloodcardioplegia During Aortic Occlusion Is Regulated By The Heart Itself'

摘要

Myocardial protection remains an important, much discussed subject in cardiac surgical practice. Literature describes different methods. A minimal haemodilutional method of arresting and protecting the heart using "warm" oxygenated patient blood directly from the oxygenator is described by Calafiore et.al. The bloodcardioplegiaflow (BCF) during aortic occlusion is regulated by a rollerpump. Following a defined protocol, a syringepump is set to deliver the highly concentrated potassiumsolution in the bloodcardioplegia line. Myocardial protection remains an important, much discussed subject in cardiac surgical practice. Literature describes different methods. A minimal haemodilutional method of arresting and protecting the heart using “warm” oxygenated patient blood directly from the oxygenator is described by Calafiore et.al. The bloodcardioplegiaflow (BCF) during aortic occlusion is regulated by a rollerpump. Following a defined protocol (table 3), a syringepump is set to deliver the highly concentrated potassiumsolution in the bloodcardioplegia line.