Can the Somanetics INVOS System Help Increase Patient Safety and Decrease Accidents? (Video)
World's Largest Resource for Cardiovascular Perfusion
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used to support patients with refractory cardiopulmonary failure. Given ECMO's increased use in adults and the fact that many ECMO patients are cared for by anesthesiologists, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists ECMO working group created an expert consensus statement that is intended to help anesthesiologists manage adult ECMO patients who are cared for in the operating room. In the first part of this 2-part series, technical aspects of ECMO are discussed, and related expert consensus statements are provided.
We have concluded that renal function was not affected during open heart surgery with sevoflurane anesthesia, in both cyanotic and acyanotic children.
This study evaluated the efficacy of lidocaine in providing myocardial protection during normothermic blood cardioplegia.