The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the autologous autotransfusion of centrifuged red blood cells from the residual blood of the CPB circuit in patients following heart surgery.
Mike Troike highlights the pros and cons of licensure, giving some historical perspective and ongoing developments that challenge the perfusion profession (44:19 minutes).
We report a method of minimally invasive LV drainage while the patient is receiving peripheral ECMO support and subsequent staged switch to paracorporeal LVAD without the need for a median sternotomy.
