Clinical Experience of Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Support System in Emergency Circulatory Failure

• Published in: Jinko Zoki Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 328 - 331
• Main Authors: Furukawa, H, Ohtsuka, G, Kawai, A, Aomi, S, Endo, M, Tachibana, Y, Nishida, H, Yamazaki, K, Nikaido, H, Okamoto, M, Hachida, M, Koyanagi, H, Tohyama, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR ARTIFICIAL ORGANS 2000; 一般社団法人 日本人工臓器学会
• Subjects: artificial lung with heat exchanger; AV shunt; CAPIOX EBS (EMERSAVE); percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS); soft reservior
• ISSN: 0300-0818; 1883-6097
• DOI: 10.11392/jsao1972.29.328

The percutaneous cardiopulmonary support system (PCPS) has been widely used as a simple and quick set-up system for circulatory collapse. We evaluated the clinical experience of PCPS in emergency circulatory failure. Moreover, we prepared modified PCPS to expand its ability to identify a greater range of clinical conditions by utilizing the advantages of the original system. Thirty-five patients (M: F=22: 13, age 26-78 years, mean age 59.2 years) underwent PCPS in our institute from 1992 to 1999. The circulatory support time was 62 minutes-167 hours (mean: 47.3 hours). Thirteen patients (37.1%) were successfully weaned from PCPS and 5 patients (14.3%) were discharged. Our experience demonstrates that modifications of PCPS can expand the PCPS's ability to identify a greater range of clinical conditions.