Why Should We Be Concerned About GME During Cardiac Surgery? (EP Video)
Gerard Myers discusses the relevance of Gaseous Microemboli in cardiac surgery (52:32 minutes).
Thromboelastography Use in Clinical Practice (EP Video)
Katie Tippit discusses the use of the TEG in clinical practice (37:02 minutes).
Regional Oximetry in Clinical Practice (EP Video)
Michael Byloan discusses the use of regional cerebral oximetry in clinical practice (28:49 minutes).
Use of the Thoratec Centrimag Centrifugal Blood Pump for Acute Right Ventricular Failure in a Pediatric Patient Post-Cardiac Transplantation: A Case Report (EP Video)
Catherine Yeager presents a case report on the use of the Thoratec Centrimag VAD device (20:34 minutes).
Use of the Quest MPS During MIS Surgery with a Prolonged Bypass Time (EP Video)
Bill O'Reilly discusses the use of the Quest MPS for MIS surgery with an extended bypass time (26:44 minutes).
Eat More Chicken – Cardiac Surgery and Porcine Allergy (EP Video)
Keith Cote presents a case report on a desensitization protocol for Porcine Heparin (12:00 minutes).
Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Harmful or Beneficial to the Patient?
This review focuses on the physiology of oxygen transport, the hazards of acute anemia, the hazards of RBC transfusion, and the literature putting these problems into perspective.
Early Platelet Dysfunction: An Unrecognized Role in the Acute Coagulopathy of Trauma
In this study, we show that platelet dysfunction is manifest after major trauma and before substantial fluid or blood administration.
Effect of a Single Bolus of Methylene Blue Prophylaxis on Vasopressor and Transfusion Requirement in Infective Endocarditis Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
We aimed to evaluate the effect of prophylactic MB administration before CPB on vasopressor and transfusion requirements in patients with IE undergoing valvular heart surgery (VHS).