Heart Surgery in America: Wednesday 1.1
Click HERE for the entire Series… 24 Hours… of ECMO Getting Started … 24 hours to the finish line, and all you […]
Heart Surgery in America: Wednesday 1.0
Click HERE for the entire Series… Day 1 Just one of those days. Nothing scary on the horizon- and our desert world […]
Babies Deserve More Than One Day of Life
“I told them that if we did not employ a form of ECMO in the next few minutes the child would die.” […]
Heart Surgery in America
Click HERE for the entire Series… Editor’s Note: I am planning on publishing a book regarding heart surgery in America- and all […]
On CPB- Heparin Protocol Survey
Editor’s Note: I received a note from a perfusionist the other day regarding heparin administration, and how it has become regulated at […]
Heparin: Factors Affecting & it’s Effects [Reprint]
HEPARIN ONSET: Maximal at 1 minute past atrial delivery: Measured at radial artery. Note: 10-20% reduction in svr without affecting c.o. and […]
Happy Memorial Day …
Editor’s Note: Memorial Day is for the Fallen. And to the soldiers who served and serve to protect our freedom and the integrity […]
HELP ! Looking for Medos Oxygenators
Editor’s Note: I received an email today regarding the Medos pediatric oxygenator: “Frank, browsing for a supply of pediatric oxy’s and found […]
1st Jilin Heart Academy Workshop in China: Summer 2013
Surfer’s Co-Editor Anna Lou Villena, perfusionist (Right) with friend @ prior event- June 8th 2013 Jilan Heart Center Changchun, China 1st Jilan […]
The Unique Similarities in Getting to the Finish & Surviving
Dr William Springer before the Presentation Open Heart Surgery IS RISKY- yet necessary for some people It saves lives But can take […]
Perfusion Art: “Perfusion Pastels”
“Perfusion Pastels” ________Click image to enlarge Photographer: Bijender Singh Bali Equipment: Digital Editing: Undetermined Narrative: Obviously a cool filter was used to […]
Let’s Discuss… THE ZONE
Editor’s Note: As a followup to the prior post comparing Rock Climbing to Heart Surgery– I wanted to emphasize a certain aspect […]