Data Management System and Translational Science (Video)
Jennifer Dasher from Sorin Biomedical dicusses the Sorin Data Management System and translation science (13 minutes).
Translational Science: What is It and How Does it Relate to the Practice of Perfusion? (Video)
Clive Landis talks about translational science and how it relates to the practice of perfusion (15 minutes).
Translational Science Academics, Clinicians and You (Video)
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Sellke discusses translation science, academics, clinicians and you (38 minutes).
Communication Failures in the Operating Room (Video)
Asser Guirgues illusrates the importance of clear cummunication in the operating room as an key aspect of perfusion safety (19 minutes).
Bivalirudin: An Alternative Anticoagulant (Video)
Craig Vocelka discusses Bivalirudin as an alternative anticoagulant for patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (22 minutes).
Dutch Perfusion Incident Survey 2006 – 2007 (Video)
Ingrid Groenenberg discusses the results of the Dutch Perfusion Incident Survey that was conducted in 2006 and 2007 (14 minutes).
Using Simulation to Reduce Risk in Perfusion (Video)
Jeffrey Riley shares his knowledge on simulation traning and how it can be used to reduce risk in perfusion (32 minutes).
Inspiring Innovation and Collaboration Through Healthcare Simulation (Video)
Karim Bandali provides and general overview of the role of simulation healthcare education (27 minutes).
Can the Somanetics INVOS System Help Increase Patient Safety and Decrease Accidents? (Video)
Kevin Lilly talks about the role of cerebral oximetry as it applies to patient safety (30 minutes).
Tug of War: Blood Management Safety (Video)
Susan Englert brings insight into the role perfusionists can play as part of a comprehensive blood management program (21 minutes).
VAD Accidents: Could Simulation Prevent Newer Technology Errors (Video)
David Fitzerald shares his knowledge on the role of simulation in VAD education and training (35 minutes).
Intraoperative Transfusion of 1 U to 2 U Packed Red Blood Cells Is Associated with Increased 30-Day Mortality, Surgical-Site Infection, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in General Surgery Patients
Among surgical patients receiving transfusions of packed RBCs (PRBCs), the incidence and degree of transfusion-related immunomodulation are related to, among other factors, the type of product transfused and patient parameters.