Newborn is First to Use Artificial Lung
A newborn baby from Michigan is being kept alive at St. Louis Children’s Hospital with an artificial lung, the first time such a device has been used as a bridge to transplant for a child this small.
Postoperative Complications Associated with Transfusion of Platelets and Plasma in Cardiac Surgery
After adjusting for confounding factors, plasma units and not RBC transfusions were associated with all-cause mortality. White blood cell (WBC)-containing RBC transfusions and PLT transfusions were associated with mortality occurring in the presence of or after infections.
Platelet Transfusion Associated with Acute Lung Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Transfusion-related acute lung injury is a potentially fatal complication of blood and plasma transfusion; however, the incidence relating to platelet use in cardiac surgery is uncommon.
Morbidity of Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery: Is it Blood Transfusion, Reoperation for Bleeding, or Both?
We sought to determine prevalence of and risk factors for reoperation for bleeding, separate the effect of reoperation from that of transfusion on hospital mortality and major morbidity, and identify the source of bleeding.
Impact of Bleeding-related Complications and/or Blood Product Transfusions on Hospital Costs in Inpatient Surgical Patients
This study examines the incidence and costs of bleeding-related complications and/or blood product transfusions occurring as a consequence of surgery in various inpatient surgical cohorts.
Safety, Techniques and Simulation (CME Video)
The is a video CME module from the Mechaisms 2011 Perfusion Conference (220 minutes). The ABCP has awarded 4.4 Category I CEUs for this video presentation.
Clinical Evaluation of Air Handling in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Do We Really Need Arterial Filter in Neonatal and Infant Surgery? (EP Video)
Dr. Gunaydin discusses air handling in pediatric cardiac surgery (26:09 minutes).
OR Safety: A Primer for the Pump (EP Video)
Dr. Michael Appel discusses poperating room safety strategies for perfusionists (52:08 minutes).