Abstract
When the pressure of venous blood (Pb) in EVA hollow fibers was kept lower than the pressure (Pf) of O2 saturated dialysate out of the fibers (Pf-Pb=35mmHg), the venous blood at the flow rate of 50ml/min was oxygenated at O2 transter of 2.45ml/min. Dialysate infused into the blood circuit was ultrafiltrated with a dialyser from blood and recirculated into the reservoir. This ECMO system worked not only as an oxygenator but also as an dialyser.
