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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 69, 552-561, Copyright © 1975 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Changes in arterial pressure, viscosity and resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass

RJ Gordon, M Ravin, RE Rawitscher and GR Daicoff

Large changes in arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance are frequently observed at the onset of and during cardiopulmonary bypass, particularly when hemodilution is employed. In order to assess the extent to which these changes are induced by changes in blood viscosity, we measured viscosity, pressure, and flow in a series of 17 patients. Hemodilution was used in Group A (12 patients) but not in Group B (5 patients). At the beginning of cardiopulmonary bypass, the arteriovenous pressure difference decreased an average of 53.8 per cent in the Group A patients, concomitant with a 41.7 per cent decrease in blood viscosity. The arteriovenous pressure difference in the Group B patients increased an average of 6.4 per cent, while the blood viscosity increased by 8 per cent. A nomogram was theoretically derived for the Group A patients, which allows rapid estimation of the extent of viscosity-induced hypotension for a given volume of priming fluid, initial patient hematocrit, and patient weight. After correction for viscosity changes due to hemodilution, the Group A patients were found to exhibit essentially normal values of systemic vascular resistance at the start of bypass, with a mean of 1,155 dynes-sec./cm.5. On the other hand, the Group B patients had elevated resistance values, with a mean of 1,611 dynes-sec./cm.5. During perfusion, the resistance of both groups tended to increase, sometimes by 100 per cent or more. In some cases, however, the resistance values changed in an erratic fashion. These effects were not due to changes in blood viscosity.

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