AmSECT Safety Sessions 2013 (EP Video)

Right-Sided Cardiac Tumors and Awake Femoro-femoral Bypass

The authors describe two cases of obstructing right-sided intracardiac tumors in which awake peripheral cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) before induction of general anesthesia was initiated. Informed consent was obtained from both patients.

The Impact of Exogenous Nitric Oxide During Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Cardiac Surgery

This systematic review explored the findings of three pilot RCTs. Overall the hypothesis that NO delivered via the CPB circuit can provide cardioprotection has been supported by this study. There remains a significant gap in the evidence, further high-quality research is required in both the adult and paediatric populations.