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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 6, 18-24, Copyright © 1992 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Influence of 4 different membrane oxygenators on inflammation-like processes during extracorporeal circulation with pulsatile and non- pulsatile flow

F Dapper, H Neppl, G Wozniak, I Strube, J Boldt, FW Hehrlein and H Neuhof
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, FRG.

The influence of four different membrane oxygenators (HF 4000, BOS-CM 50, CML 2, Maxima) on leucocyte count, concentrations of PMN-elastase, clotting factor XII, AT-III, C1-INH, alpha 2-antiplasmin and C3a was registered before, during and after CPB with pulsatile and nonpulsatile flow in 80 male patients aged between 36 and 67 years. With all systems tested, there was a drop in the concentrations of clotting factor XII, AT-III, C1-INH and alpha 2-antiplasmin in the early extracorporeal circulation (ECC) phase, exceeding the average hematocrit reduction accounted for by dilution. This drop was the least distinct with CML 2 systems, both with pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion, indicating system-inherent influences. Leucocyte cound and PMN-elastase concentration rose significantly during ECC irrespective of oxygenator tested of flow type applied. The rise in leucocyte count even continued for about 4 h after ECC. During the first 40 min of ECC, these changes were paralleled by a significant rise in C3a concentration, suggesting complement activation as a main cause for PMN activation. However, there is reason to suppose involvement of further mechanisms operating in PMN activation, since the elevated C3a-concentrations began to fall off while leucocyte count and PMN-elastase concentrations were still increasing.

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