Temperature Monitoring During Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Do We Undercool or Overheat the Brain?
Objective: Brain cooling is an essential component of aortic surgery requiring circulatory arrest and inadequate cooling may lead to brain injury. Similarly, […]
Differential Brain and Body Temperature During Cardiopulmonary Bypass-A Randomised Clinical Study
Objective: Maintenance of normothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may have advantages over hypothermia but there is a potential increased hazard of neurological […]
Advantages of Subclavian Artery Perfusion for Repair of Acute Type A Dissection
Objective: Arterial perfusion through the right subclavian artery is proposed to avoid intraoperative malperfusion during repair of acute type A dissection. This […]
Platelet-Derived Growth Factors for Wound Healing Billing Codes
Platelet Gel Billing Codes
The Functional Role of Blood Platelet Components in Angiogenesis
Black M, Schubert U, Fischer S, Morgenstern E, Hammes HP, Preissner KT. Biochemisches Institut, Fachbereich Medizin, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Germany. The process of […]
The Functional Role of Blood Platelet Components in Angiogenesis
Black M, Schubert U, Fischer S, Morgenstern E, Hammes HP, Preissner KT. Biochemisches Institut, Fachbereich Medizin, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Germany. The process of […]
Current Status of Transfusion Triggers for Red Blood Cell Concentrates
Clinical practice guidelines on red blood cell transfusion (RBC) are based on expert opinion, animal studies and the few human trials available. […]
The Functional Role of Blood Platelet Components in Angiogenesis
Black M, Schubert U, Fischer S, Morgenstern E, Hammes HP, Preissner KT. Biochemisches Institut, Fachbereich Medizin, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Germany. The process of […]
Myocardial Protection With Postconditioning is Not Enhanced by Ischemic Preconditioning
BACKGROUND: Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has been used in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) to reduce potential injury secondary to ligation of […]
Myocardial Protection With Postconditioning is Not Enhanced by Ischemic Preconditioning
BACKGROUND: Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has been used in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) to reduce potential injury secondary to ligation of […]
The Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) Posts the First Online Streaming Audio/Video for Category I CEU’s
The Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) posts the first on-line streaming audio/video ABCP-accredited self-directed Category I CEUs for certified clinical perfusionists.
Myocardial and Pulmonary Effects of Aqueous Oxygen With Acute Hypoxia
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this paper was to evaluate myocardial and pulmonary effects of aqueous oxygen (AO) delivered directly into the pulmonary […]