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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 1978
Comparative StudyComparative studies of pulsatile and nonpulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass. III. Response of anterior pituitary gland to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
- K M Taylor, G S Wright, W H Bain, P K Caves, and G S Beastall.
- J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 1978 Apr 1;75(4):579-84.
AbstractPrevious studies have indicated that, during nonpulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass, the anterior pituitary gland fails to respond to the tropic stimulus of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). This is in contrast to the normal response seen during closed cardiac and general surgical procedures. The Stöckert pulsatile pump system described in Part I has been employed in a comparative study of TRH responses in 20 patients subjected to pulsatile or nonpulsatile perfusion during open-heart surgery. In the nonpulsatile group, a consistently subnormal response to TRH injection was again found. In the pulsatile group, however, the pituitary response to TRH was normal in nine patients out of 10. The quantitative difference between the groups was statistically highly significant (p less than 0.005). These results indicate that the subnormal pituitary function seen with nonpulsatile bypass may be prevented by the use of pulsatile perfusion.
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