Review of the November 2010 AABB Guidelines for Blood Recovery and Reinfusion in Surgery and Trauma (EP Video)
The American Association of Blood Banks has created formal documents governing the practice of autotransfusion. The two (2) key documents include the AABB Standards for Perioperative Blood Collection and Administration, 4th Edition and the Guidelines for Blood Recovery and Reinfusion in Surgery and Trauma (44:50 minutes).
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Stem Cells & PRP to Treat Chronic Wound (EP Video)
The cost of chronic wound care continues to rise as patients are living longer and more patients suffer from diabetes, obesity, radiotherapy induced fibrosis and necrosis wounds, and other co-morbidities like cardiac, pulmonary and malignant diseases (44:52 minutes).
Fresh New Look and Pump Blood: Evaluation of Four Systems (EP Video)
The presentation goal is to demonstrate a new modified technique in processing residual pump blood and thereby reduce the need for blood products and transfusion (22:48 minutes).
Ex Vivo Perfusion of the Heart with an Aim to Increase Viable Hearts for Transplantation (EP Video)
The race is on to develop an affordable, hybridized ex vivo heart perfusion system in which load-independent biventricular contractility and contractile reserve can be measured (26:40 minutes).
Open Forum on Platelet Therapy & Clinical & Feasible Regenerative Medicine Treatment Options in the OR (EP Video)
The regenerative medicine market today includes first of all platelet-rich plasma (PRP) products, brought to market by a large variety of medical companies (52:34 minutes).
TEG use in CV & Trauma Cases (EP Video)
This program will provide a basic overview of the TEG Hemostasis Analyzer and then focus on case studies in CV surgery, CV patient stratification, Trauma cases and a case study on Pradaxa (42:50 minutes).
Cytomedix PRP Technology & Blood Management (EP Video)
Thomas Johnston discusses PRP technology on behalf of Cytomedix (13:30 minutes).
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization Past, Present & Future (EP Video)
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR) remains an important treatment option for advanced coronary artery disease(42:32 minutes).
Electronic Perfusion Data Management: A Gigabyte of Info (EP Video)
With perfusion being such a small specialty, how do our data management solutions fit into the big picture of EHR adoption? This presentation attempts to answer this question and further discusses how to assess the current options on the market in relation to federal, institutional, and departmental goals (24:49 minutes).
TAVR in Private Practice (EP Video)
Having a community based TAVR program opens options for patients in our community where none existed or they had to travel a great distance several times prior to the operation (35:27 minutes).
Autologous Blood Management Strategies in Cardiac Surgery (EP Video)
In order to minimize the risks and adverse effects after transfusing homologous blood products, new strategies of autologous blood management (ABM) have been introduced in cardiac surgery (45:11 minutes).
The Establishment & Use of TEG in a Pediatric Institution (EP Video)
In this presentation, Kathy will discuss the clinical use of TEG in the pediatric setting, describe how we recently implemented the test at our institution, and discuss several pediatric cases in which TEG results had an impact on patient treatment (36:51 minutes).