Tranexamic Acid and Aprotinin in Low and Intermediate-Risk Cardiac Surgery: A Non-Sponsored, Double-Blind, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial
We wanted to compare the effectiveness of tranexamic acid versus aprotinin in reducing postoperative blood loss and transfusion requirements in the patient group representing the majority of cardiac surgery patients: low- and intermediate-risk patients.
Reduction in Clinical Varaibility by Attention to Detail, Self Reflection & A Little Mathematics (Video)
Al Stammers presents his experiences at Geisinger Medical Center on reducing clinical varability through a multifocal approach.
Acid-Base Challenges: Shift Happens (Video)
Hamid Draban, the chief of perfusion at King Faisal Heart Institue, discusses acid-base challenges during cardiac surgery.
Hereditary and Acquired Defects that Predispose Patients to Excessive Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery (Video)
George Despotis provides a summary of the hereditaty and acquired defects that can predispose patients to excessive bleeding after cardiac surgery.
Systematic Review from the ICEBP Perfusion Guidelines Committee on Anti-Inflammatory Agents Plus a Meta-Analysis on the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Aprotinin (Video)
Jeremiah Brown discuss the ICEBP guidelines on anti-inflammatory agents including a meta-analysis on Aprotinin.
Surgery and Medical Care in War Time (Video)
Michael Tiller, the CREF 2009 Keynote speaker, gives an enlighening presentation on medical care and surgery in war time.
Controlling the Crimson Tide: Intelligent Blood Management (Video)
Robert Groom discusses an intelligent approach to blood management at Maine Medical Center.
The Perioperative Blood Management Technologist Exam (Video)
Jeff Riley provides a thorough overview of the PBMT Exam history, progress and implementation.
Alarming Levels of Carboxyhemoglobin in Banked Blood
To determine the level of carboxyhemoglobin found in banked blood in the Albany, NY region. DESIGN: A retrospective descriptive analysis of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels in a series of packed red blood cell (PRBC) units.
Circulating Particles During Cardiac Surgery
The aim of this study was to characterize the occurrence of these particles at different stages of the operation, and to study their occurrence in the circulation at multiple time-points after the retransfusion of shed blood.
Initial Clinical Experience With the Admiral Oxygenator Combined With Separated Suction
The Admiral, a new microporous membrane oxygenator with a low surface area, decreased priming volume and two separate reservoirs, was tested in 30 adult patients.
Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease Using Perioperative Exchange Transfusion
Sickle cell disease is a genetic hemoglobinopathy in which a significant number of red blood cells carry hemoglobin-S as opposed to normal red blood cells that contain hemoglobin-A.