Pharmacokinetic Changes in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation further complicates the management of critically ill patients who already have profound physiologic derangements with consequent altered pharmacokinetics.
Eye-Tracking Analysis of Skilled Performance in Clinical Extracorporeal Circulation
Eye-tracking data on four perfusionists were recorded while they were manipulating the ECC during a series of cardiovascular surgeries.
Optimal Intraoperative Anticoagulation Strategy in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
The question addressed was what the optimal intraoperative anticoagulation strategy should be in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support (Destination Therapy): On Track to Compete with Heart Transplantation?
Average 2-year survival after cardiac transplantation is approximately 80%.
Change in Heparin Potency and Effects on the Activated Clotting Time in Children Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
In this investigation we provide objective evidence that the level of anticoagulation after the initial pre-CPB heparin bolus as assessed by the ACT is significantly less with use of the new heparin.
Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock
In this review, we discuss the role of each of these circulatory support devices in the management of acute cardiac failure.
Cerebral and Lower Limb Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Adults on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Percutaneous femoral venoarterial (VA) or jugular venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can result in delivery of hypoxic blood to the brain, coronaries, and upper extremities