Autotransfusion in Autologous Blood Management (Video)
John Rivera discusses the role of autotransfusion in a successuful blood management program (24 minutes).
Monitoring Hemostasis with the TEG® (Video)
Mike Miller from Haemonetics Corporation discusses hemostasis monitoring with the TEG (22 minutes).
Challenging the Processes of Cell Salvage (Video)
Christine Windisch discusses the process of cell salvage while challanging some of the core principles (17 minutes).
Principles of Hemostasis in the Coumadin Clinic (Video)
Dr. Ferris discusses the principles of hemostasis in the coumadin clinic (21 minutes).
Bleeding and Clot Vulnerability (Video)
Dr. Wegner discusses the dynamics of bleeding and clot vulnerability (23 minutes).
Does the RBC Storage Lesion Matter Clinically? (Video)
Dr. Yazer discusses the deleterious clinical effects of RBC storage (36 minutes).
Economics of Blood Management (Video)
Janet farwell discusses the econimoics of blood management with the Hemobag (22 minutes).
Factors Influencing Blood Transfusion Requirements in Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Arrested Heart
We investigated factors associated with transfusion requirements in totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass on the arrested heart (AH-TECAB).
Modified Ultrafiltration Attenuates Pulmonary-Derived Inflammatory Mediators in Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass
We evaluated pulmonary inflammation in piglets undergoing CPB followed by MUF.
Heparinized Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits and Low Systemic Anticoagulation: An Analysis of Nearly 6000 Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Heparin coating of cardiopulmonary bypass circuits reduces the inflammatory response and increases the thromboresistance during extracorporeal circulation. These properties enables a lower systemic heparin dose, which has been shown to reduce the need for blood transfusions. Experience with this technique accumulated over 11 years has been analyzed.
Venous Obstruction and Cerebral Perfusion During Experimental Cardiopulmonary Bypass
To investigate the effects on cerebral perfusion by experimental venous congestion of the superior vena cava (SVC) during bicaval cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) at 34 degrees C, pigs were subjected to SVC obstruction at levels of 75%, 50%, 25% and 0% of baseline SVC flow at two arterial flow levels (low, LQ, high, HQ).
Evaluation of the Quadrox-I Neonatal Oxygenator with an Integrated Arterial Filter
This study investigated the new QUADROX-i Neonatal Oxygenator (D-72145, Maquet, Hirrlingen, Germany) with an integrated arterial filter in terms of the hemodynamic properties and ability to clear GME in response to hypothermic versus normothermic conditions, open versus closed arterial filter purge line, and varying flow rates in a simulated CPB circuit identical to that of the clinical setting.