Lehle, Karla and Philipp, Alois and Zeman, Florian and Lunz, Dirk and Lubnow, Matthias and Wendel, Hans-Peter and Gobolos, Laszlo and Schmid, Christof and Mueller, Thomas (2015) Technical-Induced Hemolysis in Patients with Respiratory Failure Supported with Veno-Venous ECMO - Prevalence and Risk Factors. PLOS ONE, 10 (11): e0143527. ISSN 1932-6203,
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The aim of the study was to explore the prevalence and risk factors for technical-induced hemolysis in adults supported with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vvECMO) and to analyze the effect of hemolytic episodes on outcome. This was a retrospective, single-center study that included 318 adult patients (Regensburg ECMO Registry, 2009-2014) with acute respiratory failure treated with different modern miniaturized ECMO systems. Free plasma hemoglobin (fHb) was used as indicator for hemolysis. Throughout a cumulative support duration of 4,142 days on ECMO only 1.7% of the fHb levels were above a critical value of 500 mg/l. A grave rise in fHb indicated pumphead thrombosis (n = 8), while acute oxygenator thrombosis (n = 15) did not affect fHb. Replacement of the pumphead normalized fHb within two days. Neither pump or cannula type nor duration on the first system was associated with hemolysis. Multiple trauma, need for kidney replacement therapy, increased daily red blood cell transfusion requirements, and high blood flow (3.0-4.5 L/min) through small-sized cannulas significantly resulted in augmented blood cell trauma. Survivors were characterized by lower peak levels of fHb [90 (60, 142) mg/l] in comparison to non-survivors [148 (91, 256) mg/l, p <= 0.001]. In conclusion, marked hemolysis is not common in vvECMO with modern devices. Clinically obvious hemolysis often is caused by pumphead thrombosis. High flow velocity through small cannulas may also cause technical-induced hemolysis. In patients who developed lung failure due to trauma, fHb was elevated independantly of ECMO. In our cohort, the occurance of hemolysis was associated with increased mortality.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE-OXYGENATION; NITRIC-OXIDE CONSUMPTION; ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS; FREE HEMOGLOBIN; IN-VITRO; CARDIAC-SURGERY; ADULTS; DAMAGE; PREDICTION; MORTALITY; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Herz-, Thorax- und herznahe Gefäßchirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2019 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 06 May 2019 08:14 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/4441 |
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