Transfusion Guidelines in Children Reviewed
Thresholds for transfusing children vary from those in adults, according to a 2-part review study published in the January 2012 issue of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine
Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion in High-Risk Patients after Hip Surgery
We conducted a randomized trial to determine whether a higher threshold for blood transfusion would improve recovery in patients who had undergone surgery for hip fracture.
A Modified Thrombin Clotting Time Test as a Quality Control Marker for Heparin Contamination in Obstetric Intraoperative Cell Salvage
To assess if a modified thrombin clotting time test could be used as a simple quality control (QC) method to screen for unfractionated heparin in the product obtained from obstetric intraoperative cell salvage cases before re-infusion.
Usefulness of Periprocedural Bleeding to Predict Outcome After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
We investigated whether using the new bleeding definition of the Valve Academic Research Consortium predicts a poor outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
In vitro Evaluation of Gaseous Microemboli Handling of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits With and Without Integrated Arterial Line Filters
Five commercially available oxygenator/ALF combinations were evaluated in vitro: Terumo Capiox SX25RX and Dideco D734 (SX/D734),Terumo Capiox RX25R and AF125 (RX/AF125), Terumo FX25R (FX), Sorin Synthesis with 102 microm reservoir filter (SYN102), and Sorin Synthesis with 40 microm reservoir filter (SYN40).
Pro/Con: Component Therapy is Better than Fresh Whole Blood (EP Video)
John St. Onge discusses the age old debate of component therapy vs. fresh whole blood (9:19 minutes).
Anticoagulation Management for Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass (EP Video)
Dr. Jobes discusses anticoagulation management for pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (33:34 minutes).
Factor VII Usage in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (EP Video)
Alicia Sievert discusses Factor VII use in pediatric open heart surgery (16:38 minutes).
Integrated Arterial Line Filtration: New Technology for CPB (EP Video)
Kellie Schiavo discusses the new trend of integrated arterial filtration in oxygenator design (18:05 minutes).
Quarter Century of Fresh Whole Blood: Lessons Learned and Future Directions (EP Video)
Dr. Nicolson discusses the lessons learning from a century of fresh whole blood administration (31:15 minutes).
How We Managed to Change Blood Usage with Q.I. (EP Video)
Charles Yarnall discusses the process for introducing change in a team (22:10 minutes).
Introducing Change in the Geisinger Health System (EP Video)
Al Stammers discusses the processing of introducing change at Geisinger Health System (27:37 minutes).