The Role of Perfusion Registries: A Surgeon’s Perspective (EP Video)
Dr. Prager discusses the role of registries from a Surgeon's perspective (33:53 minutes).
Building a Culture of Safety in the OR (EP Video)
Dr. Richard Prager discusses the process of building a culture of safety in the OR (25:36 minutes).
Perfusion Guidelines: Neurological, Temperature, Renal, Inflammation (EP Video)
Dr. Robert Baker and David Fitzgerald discusses current evidence-based perfusion guidelines on a few different subjects (78:10 minutes).
Centrifugal vs. Roller Pump: CON (EP Video)
Dr. Robert Baker defends the use of roller pumps in adult cardiac surgery practice (12:48 minutes).
Embolic Activity During In Vivo Cardiopulmonary Bypass (EP Video)
Gordon Defoe discusses embolic activity during in vivo cardiopulmonary bypass (5:12 minutes).
PIRS as a QA and QI Tool (EP Video)
Jane Ottens discusses the use of PIRS as a QA and QI Tool (29:45 minutes).
Cell-Derived Microparticles in Stored Blood Products: Innocent-Bystanders or Effective Mediators of Post-Transfusion Reactions?
Plasma membrane-derived microvesicles or microparticles (MPs) are sub-cellular vesicles released upon shear stress, cell activation, injury or apoptosis.
Fluid Balance as an Early Indicator of Acute Kidney Injury in CV Surgery
We hypothesized that positive fluid balance (FB) is the result of intraoperative kidney injury and associated renal vasoconstriction, and therefore may be an early clinical indicator of acute kidney injury (AKI).
Use of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Excessive Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery
Administration of low-dose of PCC significantly decreased postoperative bleeding after CPB.
Trends in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
We used the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database to characterize trends in patient characteristics and outcomes after CABG over the past decade.
Transfusion Immunomodulation – The Case for Leukoreduced and (Perhaps) Washed Transfusions
The present review will focus on two approaches, leukoreduction and saline washing, as means to reduce adverse transfusion outcomes.
Prolonged Central Venous Desaturation Measured by Continuous Oximetry is Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
We demonstrate that ScvO₂ desaturations by continuous oximetry are associated with major adverse events in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.