Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Non-Cardiac Surgery.

Our review of 12 cases managed under the CTSU has shown that extracorporeal circulatory support can be used in a range of thoracic, renal and tracheal surgery. These surgical procedures have involved the management of haemodynamically unstable patients. Patient outcomes have been encouraging with few complications. With further research including the use of a larger sample size and control groups, more definitive conclusions could be made on the benefit of CPB and ECMO to patients in non-cardiac surgery.