Perfusion Techniques Toward Bloodless Pediatric Open Heart Surgery
There continues to be evidence regarding the negative impact of blood transfusion on morbidity and mortality in the adult literature, including infection risk, increased hospital and intensive care length of stay, and costs.
Self-priming Hemodynamic Reservoir and Inline Flow Meter for a Cardiopulmonary Bypass Simulation
This paper describes an enhanced cardiopulmonary bypass simulator consisting of a self-priming hemodynamic reservoir that includes an inline flow meter.
The Effect of the Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists upon Clinical Practices
The 2007 Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Soci ety of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Guide line for Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery was recently promulgated and has received much attention.
Chronic Wounds Treated With a Physiologically Relevant Concentration of Platelet-Rich Plasma Gel: A Prospective Case Series
The purpose of this prospective case series was to evaluate how a physiologically relevant concentration of an autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel affects initial wound healing trajectories of chronic, nonhealing wounds of various etiologies and in different care settings.
The Children’s Hospital Boston Non-Routine Event Reporting Program
This paper describes the program which we developed to track perfusion NREs within the Cardiovascular Program at Children’s Hospital, Boston. NREs are categorized by type (technique, equipment, or patient-related) and bypass period (pre-cardiopulmonary bypass, bypass, or post-cardiopulmonary).
Evaluation of Quadrox-i® Adult Hollow Fiber Oxygenator with Integrated Arterial Filter
The present study tested the effectiveness of a new adult membrane oxygenator in models both with and without an integrated arterial filter to evaluate GME trapping capability and determine membrane pressure drops at various flow rates and temperatures.
Evaluation of Basic Perfusion Techniques, ECCSIM-Lite Simulator
Although serious accidents during extracorporeal circulation are infrequent, potential adverse events with both equipment and operation do still occur and require immediate and well-coordinated responses.
Perfusion.com, Inc. Awarded Certification From The Joint Commission
Perfusion.com, Inc. has achieved the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care staffing services from The Joint Commission.
Patient Directed Bypass: One Size Does Not Fit All (Video)
Mike Poullis discusses stragegies for patient directed cardiopulmonary bypass (15 minutes).
Thrombography Reveals Thrombin Generation Potential Continues To Deteriorate Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery Despite Adequate Hemostasis (Video)
Raymond Wong discusses a new type hemostasis testing called Thrombography (16 minutes).
Detection and Elimination of Microemboli Related to CPB (Video)
Robert Groom discusses a 7 year study on the detection and elimination of microemboli related to CPB (19 minutes).