P95: Heart Lung Machine in a Box

Abstract

Disclosure: There are no conflicts of interest while writing this ASAIO abstract Purpose of study: We propose a solution to the treatment of seriously ill cardiac arrest and pulmonary distressed patients. This can be done by significantly decreasing the current time intervals of when substantial cardiac and/or pulmonary assistance is started. Acute cardiac arrest patients should be treated within seconds to minutes, and patients in serious pulmonary distress should be treated within minutes to hours. This will hopefully help them avoid using a harmful ventilator. Methods: The key is to utilize the redesigned “Heart Lung Machine in a Box” immediately. Dr. Arnold Lande is the pioneer of the ECMO technology and has revised his original design. Its unique rapid vacuum-aided priming design assures that air embolisms will not occur. The device draws oxygen through an oxygenator rather than pushing it through like the current technologies Results: By design, the upgraded ECMO technology helps eliminate accidents, works through power failures, avoids too much pressure potentially coming in, and requires less supervision than the current ECMO technology. Unlike now, these patients will not have to be observed constantly due to the new advanced safety measures in place. Summary: This will significantly increase the number of patients that can be treated by the ECMO technology thus lowering the labor costs for the medical facility. The redesigned “Heart-Lung Machine in a Box” ECMO technology can be widely and inexpensively stocked everywhere from the shelf in an ambulance to the ICU.