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Clinical experience with heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass circuits

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London

JS Fleming

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London

UU Nkere

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London

J. Arnold

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London

ChRH Wildevuur

Department of Cardiopulmonary Surgery, Research Division, University Hospital, Groningen

KM Taylor

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London

The extensive area of contact between blood and synthetic surfaces during cardiopulmonary bypass results in the activation of the kallikrein, the complement and the clotting and fibrinolytic systems. This results in white cell activation and a whole body inflammatory response. Pulmonary neutrophil sequestration is also known to occur during cardiopulmonary bypass and has been associated with pulmonary damage. This has been previously demonstrated using the technique of differential neutrophil counts in simultaneous venous and left atrial samples. The efficacy of retinal fluorescein angiography as an indicator of cerebral microembolism has also been proved in previous studies. The objectives of this study were to determine whether heparin precoating with Duraflo II reduced pulmonary neutrophil sequestration, retinal microembolism and postoperative blood loss. Fourteen patients were randomized into two groups using either heparin-coated or nonheparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass circuits. The preliminary results suggest a reduction in pulmonary neutrophil sequestration (p> 0.05) and the generation of thrombin antithrombin complexes (p < 0.05). Retinal microembolism was not significantly different in the two groups nor was the postoperative blood loss. Thus, heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass circuits do not reduce pulmonary neutrophil sequestration, retinal microembolism or postoperative blood loss.

Perfusion, Vol. 6, No. 3, 235-242 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/026765919100600313


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