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Bubble generation and venous air filtration by hard-shell venous reservoirs: a comparative study
S J Mitchell
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Royal New Zealand Navy Hospital, Devonport, Auckland, smitchell{at}xtra.co.nz
T Willcox
Department of Clinical Perfusion, Green Lane Hospital, Epsom, Auckland
D F Gorman
School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland
We have previously shown significant bubble formation in Medtronic Maxima hard-shell venous reservoirs (HSVRs). In the present study, we not only investigated the mechanism of this bubble formation, but also the extent of bubble clearance by membrane oxygenators and arterial line filters. In addition, we also compared the performance of five HSVRs with respect to bubble formation and venous air filtration.
Salvaged clinical CPB circuits containing different HSVRs were studied by downstream Doppler monitoring under fixed flow - decreasing volume, fixed volume - increasing flow, and entrained venous air conditions.
Bubbles formed in the Medtronic Maxima top entry HSVR at volumes below 800 ml and flows above 3.5 l min-1, and were incompletely removed by a membrane oxygenator and arterial line filter. Decreased bubbling was seen when the reservoir atmosphere was flushed with CO2, suggesting that these bubbles formed in a fountain at the venous inflow. The Medtronic Maxima Forte HSVR formed significantly fewer bubbles at low volumes, and filtered venous air effectively. Negligible bubble formation occurred in the Sorin, Terumo, or Baxter reservoirs.
The minimum recommended operating volume for the Medtronic Maxima top entry reservoir should be reset at 600 ml and this device should always be used with an arterial filter. Bubble formation is substantially reduced in the new Medtronic Maxima Forte HSVR and this device is a good filter for venous air.
Perfusion, Vol. 12, No. 5,
325-333 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/026765919701200508
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