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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 98, 1138-1143, Copyright © 1989 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Regional blood flow distribution during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in rabbits

TT Nowlen, SO Salley, GC Whittlesey, SK Kundu, NA Maniaci, RL Henry and MD Klein
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.

To study regional blood distribution during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, we stabilized three groups of five rabbits each (3 to 5 kg) on venoarterial bypass at a flow rate of 30 ml/kg/min. Albumin aggregates (15 to 30 microns) labeled with technetium 99m were injected into the left ventricle during bypass (ventricle), the perfusion cannula during bypass (cannula), and the left ventricle with no bypass (control). Animals were put to death, organs were removed, and the percent distribution was determined with a gamma camera. The Student Newman-Keuls test was used for statistical comparisons. Distribution to both the heart and brain in the cannula group were decreased from control by 55% and 35%, respectively. Distribution to the brain in the ventricle group was also decreased from control by 39%. Intestinal distribution was elevated above control in the ventricle group by 37%, whereas musculoskeletal distribution was elevated 33% above control in the cannula group. No significant changes were noted for the kidneys, stomach, or liver. These data suggest that overall perfusion of some vital organs may be significantly reduced during low-flow extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, specifically in the case of the heart and brain, which may be deprived of oxygenated blood.

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