Central-Radial Artery Pressure Gradient after Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Associated with Cardiac Function and May Affect Therapeutic Direction
To investigate the risk factors involved in radial-femoral artery pressure gradient after cardiac surgery.
Temporal and Spatial Dispersion of Human Body Temperature during Deep Hypothermia
This study aimed to investigate the relationship of measured temperatures at different sites during surgery in deep hypothermic patients.
Use of the Impella 2.5 Microaxial Pump for Right Ventricular Support after Insertion of Heartmate II Left Ventricular Assist Device
We describe the use of the Impella as a right ventricular support device
The Effects of Preoperative Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery
The results suggested that pre-op RAS inhibitor therapy was associated with significant reductions in the risk of AKI, operative mortality, and septicemia.
Patient Blood Management: AABB Best Practices (EP Video)
Lance Trewhella discusses the AABB recommended best practices for a blood management program (16:11 minutes).
Using HCT for Blood Management (EP Video)
Robert Groom discusses the use of Hematocrit as a blood utilization trigger (28:50 minutes).
Risk Management in Blood Management (EP Video)
John Rivera addresses the important subject of risk management that goes hand-in-hand with blood management (38:05 minutes).
Best Strategy for Cerebral Protection in Arch Surgery – Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion and Adequate Hypothermia
The following perspective details the preferred surgical practice for cerebral protection in aortic arch surgery, based on existing evidence.
Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices
Important patient safety practices were reviewed for evidence of effectiveness, implementation, and adoption.
Doing Good and Doing Well: Corporate Social Responsibility in Post Obamacare America
This paper looks how health systems can go beyond clinical care to address the social determinants of health and considers why this approach might be particularly relevant for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) touted by the Affordable Care Act.
The Future of Obamacare
Since 2010, the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been uncertain. The ACA was a historic achievement for the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats.
Revascularization Surgery as a Treatment Concept for Heart Failure
Patients with heart failure symptoms due to ischemic cardiomyopathy face a poor prognosis without adequate treatment. In these patients with viable ischemic myocardium, revascularization surgery is not a new but an established treatment concept.