배경: 체외순환에 사용되는 박동성 펌프는 비박동성 펌프에 비해 조직관류가 좋지만 혈구손상이 많다고 알려져 왔다. 관상동맥우회술 시 박동성 펌프인 $T-PLS^{TM}$(이중 박동성 인공심폐기)와 비박동성 펌프인 $Bio-pump^{TM}$의 임상결과를 비교하여 $T-PLS^{TM}$의 안전성 및 장단점을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2003년 4월부터 2005년 6월까지 관상동맥우회술을 시행 받은 40명을 대상으로 하였다. $T-PLS^{TM}$을 이용하여 관상동맥 우회술을 시행 받은 환자는 20명이었고 $Bio-pump^{TM}$을 이용하여 관상동맥우회술을 시행 받은 환자는 20명이었다. 수술은 모든 환자에서 심폐체외순환하에서 박동하여 시행하였다. 수술 전 위험인자와 수술 중 상태, 술 후 결과를 비교하였다. 결과: 두 군 간 연령, 남녀비, 당뇨, 고혈압, 흡연력 및 폐쇄성 폐질환, 심근경색, 신부전 등 술 전 위험요소는 차이가 없었다. 수술시간, 심폐기 사용시간, 사용한 우회도관 및 문합한 관상동맥분지는 두 군에서 차이가 없었다. 수술 중 수축기 동맥압, 이완기 동맥압, 평균동맥압은 두 군 간 차이는 없었지만 맥박압은 $T-PLS^{TM}$군에서 높게 측정되었다$(46{pm}15;mmHg;in;T-PLS^{TM};vs;35{pm}13;mmHg;in;Bio-pump^{TM},;p<0.05)$. 수술 중 소변량은 $T-PLS^{TM}$군에서 높은 경향이 있었지만 통계적 의미는 없었다$(9.7{pm}3.9;in;T-PLS^{TM};versus;8.9{pm}3.6;in;Bio-pump^{TM},;p=0.20)$. 수술 후 평균 호흡기 사용시간, 24시간 실혈량은 두 군간 차이는 없었다. 수술 후 유리혈장색소는 $T-PLS^{TM}$군에서 유의하게 낮게 측정되었다$(24.5{pm}21.7;mg/dL;in;T-PLS^{TM};vs;46.8{pm}23.0;in;Bio-pump^{TM},;p<0.05)$. 수술 후 심근경색, 부정맥, 신부전, 뇌혈관질환 이환율은 두 군에서 차이가 없었다. 수술 후 사망은 $T-PLS^{TM}$군에서 1예(5%) 발생하였으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다. 결론: 박동성 혈류펌프인 $T-PLS^{TM}$를 이용하여 심폐기하 관상동맥 우회술을 시행하였다. 수술 중 기계오류에 의한 사고는 없었고 수술 후 임상경과가 $Bio-pump^{TM}$를 이용하여 수술한 경우와 차이가 없었다. 또한 박동성 혈류의 문제점이었던 혈구손상은 감소하였다. 저자들은 본 연구를 통해 $T-PLS^{TM}$의 안정성을 확인하였다.
Background: Pulsatile pumps for extracorporeal circulation have been known to be better for tissue perfusion than non-pulsatile pumps but be detrimental to blood corpuscles. This study is intended to examine the risks and benefits of $T-PLS^{TM}$ through the comparison of clinical effects of $T-PLS^{TM}$ (pulsatile pump) and $Bio-pump^{TM}$ (non-pulsatile pump) used for coronary bypass surgery. Material and Method: The comparison was made on 40 patients who had coronary bypass using $T-PLS^{TM};and;Bio-pump^{TM}$ (20 patients for each) from April 2003 to June 2005. All of the surgeries were operated on pump beating coronary artery bypass graft using cardiopulmonary extra-corporeal circulation. Risk factors before surgery and the condition during surgery and the results were compared. Result: There was no significant difference in age, gender ratio, and risk factors before surgery such as history of diabetes, hypertension, smoking, obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary infarction, and renal failure between the two groups. Surgery duration, hours of heart-lung machine operation, used shunt and grafted coronary branch were little different between the two groups. The two groups had a similar level of systolic arterial pressure, diastolic arterial pressure and mean arterial pressure, but pulse pressure was measured higher in the group with $T-PLS^{TM};(46{pm}15;mmHg;in;T-PLS^{TM};vs;35{pm}13;mmHg;in;Bio-pump^{TM},;p<0.05)$. The $T-PLS^{TM}$-operated patients tended to produce more urine volume during surgery, but the difference was not statistically significant $(9.7{pm}3.9;cc/min;in;T-PLS^{TM};vs;8.9{pm}3.6;cc/min;in;Bio-pump^{TM},;p=0.20)$. There was no significant difference in mean duration of respirator usage and 24-hour blood loss after surgery between the two groups. Plasma free Hb was measured lower in the group with $T-PLS^{TM};(24.5{pm}21.7;mg/dL;in;T-PLS^{TM};versus;46.8{pm}23.0mg/dL;in;Bio-pump^{TM},;p<0.05)$. There was no significant difference in coronary infarction, arrhythmia, renal failure and morbidity rate of cerebrovascular disease. There was a case of death after surgery (death rate of 5%) in the group tested with $T-PLS^{TM}$, but the death rate was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Coronary bypass was operated with $T-PLS^{TM}$ (Pulsatile flow pump) using a heart-lung machine. There was no unexpected event caused by mechanical error during surgery, and the clinical process of the surgery was the same as the surgery for which $Bio-pump^{TM}$ was used. In addition, $T-PLS^{TM}$ used surgery was found to be less detrimental to blood corpuscles than the pulsatile flow has been known to be. Authors of this study could confirm the safety of $T-PLS^{TM}$.
