Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

The development of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can be traced back to the early heart-lung machines. During the 1950s, these machines provided patients' blood with oxygen, eliminated carbon dioxide, and provided surgeons with both time and a clear surgical view. In 1953, Gibbon performed the first successful open-heart surgery using his own machine. Moreover, by 1956, Kirklin et al. (cited in Campbell, 1994, pp. 109-116) had documented some 40 cases involving the Gibbon-type pump oxygenator. This device--which employed a roller pump for artificial circulation and heparin for anticoagulation-- eventually became widely used (Campbell, 1994, pp. 109-116). While the early heart-lung machines were effective, they also subjected patients to considerable hemolysis (Levy, O'Rourke, & C

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it adds capacitance to the circuit; (2) it prevents inconsistent venous return; (3) it provides an access site for blood sampling and drug administration; and (4) it traps any air which may become entrained in the circuit's venous limb. From the bladder, blood is pumped by a roller pump through a silicon membrane oxygenator. After passing through this device, the blood is then subjected to a heat exchanger. Ultimately, it reaches the arterial cannula and return to the patient. The silicon membrane oxygenator is a key ECMO component. It essentially consists of a silicon envelope coiled around a spool. The envelope and spool are then encased in a plastic sleeve. The oxygenator's membranes are rated for gas transfer capability. This characteristic--which is a function of surface area--may range from 0.4 m2 for a neonate, to 3.5-4.5 m2 for an adult. As fresh gas flows through the inside of the envelope, patients' blood travels in a countercurrent direction. The gas' composition is typically adjusted in response to patients' arterial blood gases. Patients generally want a Pao2 of 60-100 mm Hg, and a Paco2 30-45 mm Hg. The gas' fraction of inspired oxygen may range from 40 percent to 100 percent. In addition, 1 percent to
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