Risk Factors for an Elective or Emergency Oxygenator Exchange
This study summary investigates the risk factors and predictors for both elective and emergency oxygenator exchanges.
ECMO Circuit Change
Common reasons for replacing the ECMO circuit include the buildup of blood clots, with or without an increase in Delta P. This condition can be linked to the activation of the coagulation process and inflammation, such as a rise in D-Dimer levels and a decrease in fibrinogen levels (less than 2).
Robots in Medicine? – Yes, but Also No.
By Luc Puis Are robots taking over the world? Probably, yes, but before we reach singularity, we might use them for the […]
How to Become a Perfusionist
Perfusionists are a rare breed, and so it’s even more difficult to know how to become one. This article talks about how to become a perfusionist in the USA.
Perfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: September 2, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including a re-cap on the continuous search for biocompatible materials, big studies in China, Norway and the Netherlands, along with new technologies and original research.
tHE wAITING gAME: O’s to the Toes…
_________________________________________________ – Editor’s Note: – Sometimes you just know… –It was gonna be a long pump run, huge patient, and the CT […]
Pediatric Perfusionist Needed for L’Viv Ukraine
________________________________________________ – Editor’s Note: I was finishing up a routine CABG when I received a Messenger text from Dr. Bill Novick, the […]
We Call them HEROES: An American Heart Team in Ukraine…
“Pensiveness best describes the scene, as we swirl our glasses watching the foam tumble down the side of the glass and picking […]
“The Fight is Here; I need Ammunition, NOT a Ride”
Editor’s Note: Typically I do not get involved with politics or international affairs that are not directly related to the field of […]
Red Sea Rising: Strategies to Improve Surgical Visualization
Editor’s Note: This is a discussion on a very difficult case where anomalous venous return was overwhelming during a multi-valve repair / […]
My Perfusion Job Shadowing Experience: Day 2
(Reprint 2014) Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of what is a 3-part series- these first two posts presented by a young, soon-to-be […]
My Perfusion Job Shadowing Experience: Day 1
(Reprint 2014) Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of what is going to be a 3-part series- the first two posts presented […]