Dembitsky W P, Daily P O, Raney A A, Moores W Y, Joyo C I
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1986 Apr;91(4):518-25.
Six patients having severe right ventricular failure after cardiac surgical procedures were treated temporarily with an extracorporeal pump to bypass the right ventricle. The initial operative procedures included coronary artery bypass procedures with and without concomitant valvular and aortic replacement. A Biomedicus centrifugal pump was used as the right ventricular assist device in most cases. The assist period ranged from 3 to 96 hours, and an intra-aortic balloon pump was used in five of the six patients. All patients initially responded to the right ventricular assist device, four were successfully weaned, and one patient is a long-term survivor. The use of a right ventricular assist device is not difficult or complicated and can be lifesaving for those patients having potentially reversible profound right ventricular failure.
六名心脏手术后出现严重右心室衰竭的患者接受了体外泵临时治疗，以绕过右心室。最初的手术包括冠状动脉搭桥手术，有的伴有瓣膜和主动脉置换，有的没有。大多数情况下使用Biomedicus离心泵作为右心室辅助装置。辅助时间为3至96小时，六名患者中有五名使用了主动脉内球囊反搏泵。所有患者最初对右心室辅助装置均有反应，四名患者成功脱机，一名患者长期存活。使用右心室辅助装置并不困难或复杂，对于那些患有潜在可逆性严重右心室衰竭的患者来说可能挽救生命。
