Publications by authors named "Arne-Joern Lemke"
Dual-lumen catheters for continuous venovenous hemofiltration: limits for blood delivery via femoral vein access and a potential alternative in an experimental setting in anesthetized pigs.
Juliane K Unger Klaus Pietzner Roland C Francis Juergen Birnbaum Marc Michael Theisen Arne-Joern Lemke
Crit Care
May 2007
Article Synopsis
- The study examined factors affecting blood flow rates in dual-lumen catheters used on critically ill patients, particularly looking at small intravascular volume, hemorheology, and low cardiac output.
- An experimental setup involved anesthetized pigs and different volume substitutes to analyze access flow rates via a dual-lumen catheter and compare them with an alternative catheter.
- The results indicated that many animals needed alternative access due to low flow rates, and traditional assumptions about limited flow through dual-lumen catheters were not supported, suggesting that an alternative catheter could provide better blood flow.