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Cardiopulmonary Bypass and AKI: AKI Is Bad, So Let’s Get Beyond the Diagnosis

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Perfusion Safety & Reducing Risk

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) continues to be a high risk procedure. It is both life sustaining and life threatening. The conduct of perfusion carries the highest risk factor in cardiovascular surgery. It is the responsibility of the perfusionist to ensure the patient’s safety on while CPB.

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Thromboelastometry-Guided Intraoperative Hemostatic Management Reduces Bleeding and Red Cell Transfusion after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

We tested the hypothesis that the use of a thromboelastometry-guided algorithm for blood product management reduces bloodloss and transfusion requirements.

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Is it Worth Packing the Head with Ice in Patients Undergoing Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest?

We conclude that topical head cooling with ice is of use during DHCA but not during rewarming following DHCA and that it may be possible to advance topical head cooling techniques using circulating water rather than packed ice.

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