MicroCircuits & Rapping : [Reprint]

Morbidity of Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery: Is it Blood Transfusion, Reoperation for Bleeding, or Both?

We sought to determine prevalence of and risk factors for reoperation for bleeding, separate the effect of reoperation from that of transfusion on hospital mortality and major morbidity, and identify the source of bleeding.

Plasmapheresis and Heparin Reexposure as a Management Strategy for Cardiac Surgical Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) complicates the management of patients presenting for cardiac surgery, because high-dose heparin anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass is contraindicated in these patients.