Does computer-controlled cardiopulmonary bypass increase jugular venous oxygen saturation during rewarming?
Computer-controlled pulsatile CPB was associated with significantly greater SjvO2 during rewarming from hypothermic CPB. Both the mean and cumulative areas under the curve for SjvO2 less than 50% exceeded a ratio of 75:1 for apulsatile versus computer-controlled pulsatile CPB. These experiments suggest that cerebral oxygenation was better preserved during rewarming from moderate hypothermia with computer-controlled pulsatile CPB, which returned biologic variability to the flow pattern.
The present study shows that measurements of both AFP and DCP are useful for predicting the prognosis of recurrent HCC.