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Editorial
. 2021 Oct 20:8:47-52.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.10.006. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Application of cardiac surgery techniques to improve the results of cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest: Controlled automated reperfusion of the whole body

Friedhelm Beyersdorf  1 , Georg Trummer  1 , Christoph Benk  1 , Jan-Steffen Pooth  1
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Editorial

Application of cardiac surgery techniques to improve the results of cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest: Controlled automated reperfusion of the whole body

Friedhelm Beyersdorf et al. JTCVS Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CARL; ECLS; ECMO; controlled automated reperfusion of the whole body; ischemia reperfusion injury.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Development of ischemia reperfusion injury in treatments of cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest results in whole body ischemia. A, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may restore minimal blood flow by chest compressions and few or no ventilation (minimal uncontrolled reperfusion; ie, unmodified blood, low flow, low pressure, minimal, or no oxygen). B, Extracorporeal CPR (eCPR) has shown beneficial effects but represents an undefined therapy approach. C, Controlled automated reperfusion of the whole body (CARL) reduces reperfusion injury by control and modification of more than 10 blood parameters and control and modification of specific reperfusion parameters (for details see Table 1).
Figure 2
Figure 2
A, Schematic drawing of the controlled automated reperfusion of the whole body (CARL) set up. B, Picture of CARL controller, CARL oxygenation controller (CARL MOX, Resuscitec GmbH, Freiburg, Germany), and CARL cooler. BGA, Blood gas analysis.
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