The Influence of Blood Flow Velocity Changes to Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Development in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Blood flow velocity during bypass has diagnostic value for postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Brain biomarker glial fibrillary acidic protein is not helpful in diagnosing postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
A Novel Roller Pump for Physiological Flow
The novel roller pump is suitable for benchtop testing of physiological flow.
A Tissue-Based Simulation Model for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cannulation/Decannulation Training
Cardiac surgery residents can practice necessary cardiopulmonary bypass cannulation/decannulation techniques by this model.
Antibiotic Dosing During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Does the System Matter?
Antibiotic dosing in this patient population should generally align with the recommended dosing strategies for critically ill patients not on ECMO support.
Circulatory Support During Lung Transplantation
The trend toward ECMO and away from cardiopulmonary bypass is backed up with good survival rates.
An Approach to Identify “Right” Problems for Initial Quality Improvement Projects
The objective of this article was to propose a semi-structured approach toward problem identification for QI projects.
Total Body Retrograde Perfusion During Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest is Unsafe
We concluded that total body retrograde perfusion may be associated with high risk of hypoperfusion and should not be recommended.
Supporting the Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Global Epidemic
the pressure on the global health care workforce continues to intensify.
Preparing for the Most Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: The Potential Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
The WHO interim guidelines made general recommendations for treatment of ARDS in this setting, including that consideration be given to referring patients with refractory hypoxemia to expert centers capable of providing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).