Quality Control Procedures and Safe Practices in Autotransfusion (EP Video)
John Rivera discusses quality control and safe practices for autotransfusion procedures (29:50 minutes).
Economics of Blood Management (EP Video)
Karim Jabr discusses the economic impact of blood management in cardiac surgery (19:12 minutes).
Measuring Thrombin Generation to Monitor Hemostasis (EP Video)
Raymond Wong discusses the principles of measuring thrombin generation to monitor hemostasis (31:13 minutes).
Patients Who Refuse Transfusion: An Integrated Management Strategy (EP Video)
Steven Hill and Kevin Collins present an integrated management strategy for patients who refuse transfusion (74:36 minutes).
Importance of Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Cardiac Surgical Patients
The evidence for a link between blood glucose levels and rates of morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgical patients in the intensive care unit is discussed.
Virtual Patient Simulator for the Perfusion Resource Management Drill
High-fidelity simulator systems with controllable difficulty levels and high physiological reproducibility are useful in constructing a perfusion resource management environment that enable basic training and periodic crisis management drills to be performed.
How Good Patient Blood Management Leads to Excellent Outcomes in Jehovah’s Witness Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Patient blood management leads to excellent short-term and long-term outcomes in JW. Combined efforts in regard to preoperative hematological parameter optimization, effective volume management and meticulous surgical techniques make this possible but raise the cautionary note why this is only possible in JW patients.
Management of Intraoperative Fluid Balance and Blood Conservation Techniques in Adult Cardiac Surgery
This review discusses currently available techniques that can be used intraoperatively in an attempt to avoid or minimize fluid balance positiveness, to preserve the patient's own red blood cells, and to decrease blood product utilization during cardiac surgery.
An Educational Training Simulator for Advanced Perfusion Techniques Using a High-Fidelity Virtual Patient Model
This simulation model is a useful educational tool to learn the recognition and management skills of extracorporeal circulation.
Limited Blood Transfusion Does Not Impact Survival in Octogenarians Undergoing Cardiac Operations
Octogenarians receive RBCs more often than do younger patients. Although transfusion of 1 to 2 units of RBCs increases the risk of early death in patients younger than 80 years, this effect was not present among octogenarians. There was no significant effect of RBCs in late death in either age group.