Qualification, Knowledge, Tasks and Responsibilities of the Clinical Perfusionist in Germany
The nationwide gap should be closed by joint recommendations regarding the required knowledge, special duties and responsibilities of the clinical perfusionist.
Anticoagulation in Neonatal ECMO: An Enigma Despite a Lot of Effort!
This review provides an overview of hemostatic alterations, anticoagulation, monitoring and management, novel anticoagulant use, and circuit modifications for neonatal ECMO. Future considerations are also presented.
Association of Use of an Intravascular Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-aortic Balloon Pump With In-Hospital Mortality and Major Bleeding Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Among patients undergoing PCI for AMI complicated by cardiogenic shock from 2015 to 2017, use of an intravascular microaxial LVAD compared with IABP was associated with higher adjusted risk of in-hospital death and major bleeding complications,
Use of Pulmonoplegia and Delivery System During Recipient Surgery in Lung Transplantation
our institution implemented the use of a pulmonoplegia solution during recipient surgery of lung transplantation.
Medical Illustration in the Era of Cardiac Surgery
It is an undeniable assertion that anatomical and surgical illustrations have helped to educate and train the modern-day surgeon, cardiologist, and related health-care professionals.
Ex Utero Extracorporeal Support as a Model for Fetal Hypoxia and Brain Dysmaturity
This unique model provides opportunities to investigate the pathologic process underlying CHD-associated brain dysmaturity and to evaluate potential fetal neuroprotective therapies.
Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Sickle Cell Disease for Urgent Cardiac Surgery
This highlights that SCD should not be a counterindication to VA-ECMO, pending multidisciplinary management.
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management and Acute Kidney Injury in 118 Jehovah’s Witness Patients: a Retrospective Propensity-Matched Multicentre Cohort from 30,942 Patients
Refusal of transfusion in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass was associated with reduced acute kidney injury, hospital stay and postoperative blood loss, while not impacting mortality.