Exhaust Gas queries and COVID-19

A common question over the last few months has been “Is COVID-19 able to be transmitted across the membranes of our oxygenators in the exhaust gases during CPB or ECMO?” To view this document response prepared by Rob Baker and Arthur Preovolos,  please Click Here.  

Getinge COVID-19 Information MCP Products

Getinge have provided this response to their US customers, it looks at a number of questions that have been asked,  including: Has COVID-19 been identified in blood specimen of patients? How likely is coronavirus transmission from Getinge oxygenators with Polymethylpentene (PMP) diffusion membrane fibres? Can the coronavirus, if present in patient’s blood, migrate to the […]

LivaNova Disinfection Information

LivaNova have provided this response below to the following question: “We are looking into alternatives for our clinical perfusion teams to use for cleaning machines as well as investigating if you can dilute a higher strength of hydrogen peroxide for use. We understand the product needs to be of pharmaceutical grade to maintain warranty of […]

Disinfection Protocols

Cleaning the HLM after COVID positive procedure From: Helen Scarrott <Helen.Scarrott@health.qld.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2020 3:29 PM To: Admin ANZCP <admin@anzcp.org> Subject: Re: Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists response to COVID-19 Dear Colleagues, As our institution ramps up to treat COVID-19 patients, we have been approached about the disinfection of the Heart-Lung Machine after it has […]