[HSF] I think therefore...(little ol' lady update)

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Dear Dr.Frater,
Since I am personally interested in the conduct of the heart-lung machine( sometimes act as perfusionist while my younger colleagues operate) I pay full attention to all the parameters you've mentioned to prevent hemolysis ,but still if CPB time is more than 300 minutes there will be hemolysis in all types of roller pumps and to a much lesser degree in centrifugal pumps due to nonphysiologic environment in the pump head.
erdinc> From: Rwmfglycar at aol.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:33:39 -0400> Subject: Re: [HSF] I think therefore...(little ol' lady update)> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> CC: > > Suction is the major cause of hemolysis.Use a narrow dimension tube and > teach the perfusionists to try to suck just enough to keep an uninterrupted > bloodstream in the tube. The best system I ever used was connected to wall suction > with a control that made fine adjustments possible.> > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour> _______________________________________________> OpenHeart-L mailing list> > Send postings to:> OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:> http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l> > All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies and > disclaimers posted at:> http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim> -----------------------------------------