Cardioplegia Application with A Hand-Squeezed Cardioplegia Bag. Is It Safe?
HEART SURGERY FORUM, vol.24, no.4, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 24 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.1532/hsf.3933
- Journal Name: HEART SURGERY FORUM
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Objectives: Cardioplegia solutions have a role not only in arresting the heart but also in protecting the myocardium from ischemia. While antegrade cardioplegia is given by the heart-lung machine in many centers, it is given by a handsqueezed bag in very few centers. The pressure of cardioplegia given antegrade from the heart-lung machine is certain (60-90 mmHg). The pressure applied in the cardioplegia method, which is given antegrade with a hand-squeezed bag, is uncertain and variable. We compared the antegrade cardioplegia method applied with a hand-squeezed bag with the antegrade cardioplegia method applied with a roller pump from the heart-lung machine in terms of protecting the myocardium from ischemia.