On Bypass

Putting the patient on the heart lung machine

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[birthdaythesuit00]

So once you get everything going, what are the things you need to maintain? I'm guessing BP and Temp, What else?

Would be really cool is someone could break this video down for us laymen. I'm interested in doing this, just want to know what I'm getting myself into!

-bday

[perfpump]

@birthdaythesuit00 Flow is most important thing to maintain, along with BP. Also need to monitor, assess, and manage anticoagulation status, blood gases and electrolytes, blood volume, administer blood products if needed, manipulate temperature (circulatory arrest with deep hypothermia procedures), maintain myocardial protection, administer drugs, record-keeping, and dealing with the "variables" or problems that pop up.

[sweeneyccp]

i was bored at work cruising around and i found this video. i kept thinking, man that really looks like sean rider (i even recognized him with the mask). and there you have it. is your coffee on the red cart behind you. hehe

[perfpump]

@sweeneyccp no coffee Sean, because i didn't have a student to do all my work!

[heartm8]

Sean, you forgot to clamp the ALF bypass line! Hey, is that a lady Surgeon I hear?

[perfpump]

@heartm8 DOH!..... LOL, it's there you just can't see it. The blood backfilled the bypass line distal to the clamp.

[fpaloazul]

Let's see: He is pushing blood at 2.4L/M2/min. (garden hose flow about 5000cc/min.) He is in total control of BP. He is in total control of temp. He is in total control of PA02 He is in total control of anesthesia. He is in total control of coronary perfusion. He is running a sump pump to keep the L Ventricle empty. He running two suctions to salvage blood lost. He is sued more than any other type of technician in medicine. I did this 35 years...NOT boring. This guy is a hero...

[More2Life4me]

Thank you for posting! It's amazing what we are capable of, technologically speaking. I'm curious, when you look up towards your left side, what are you looking at? I'm seriously condiering Perfusion as a career path, would you be open to answering a few questions via email? Thank you again for your post, it is nice to have a little taste of what goes on behind the scenes.

[valko007]

this is cool...

the machine that you see is called 8000 or 8K made by sarns ,that is owned by Terumo cardiovascular system ,located in Ann arbor Michigan, yeah man it is made in the U.S

this system comes with 4 roller pumps a arterial and cardio monitor and safety monitor,,,they constantly check for pressure ,temperature , blood level in the reservoir and most important air bubble ,they use the state of the art ultra sonic sensors for level and air bubble detection,

[musicman196545]

I had a bypass done in 2010 everything went will and a few months since then Im glad I had it done.

[hoster24]

This is cool Doc! Glad I stumbled onto it.

[hoster24]

This is cool Doc! Glad I stumbled onto it.

[perfpump]

@More2Life4me I'm looking at a monitor showing the patient's vitals such as ECG, arterial pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, central venous pressure, pulse oximetry, and temperature.

[740ibrahim]

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