Emergent cardiopulmonary bypass for a 180 kilogram patient: support with a single oxygenator

J Extra Corpor Technol. 2013 Sep;45(3):178-82.

Abstract

As obesity increases in prevalence, so will cases in which patients present at the boundaries of care. We report the support of a class III obese man, having a body mass index of 60.8 kg/m2 and in acute renal failure, with a single Trillium-coated Affinity NT Hollow Fiber oxygenator in cardiopulmonary bypass for an emergent aortic valve replacement secondary to infective endocarditis. A maximum oxygen delivery of 807.51 mL of oxygen per minute is reported for this oxygenator in this case report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid / physiopathology*
  • Oxygen / administration & dosage
  • Oxygen / blood
  • Oxygenators*

Substances

  • Oxygen