Regional Oximetry in Clinical Practice (EP Video)
Michael Byloan discusses the use of regional cerebral oximetry in clinical practice (28:49 minutes).
Cardiac ECMO Bedside Care with the Perfusionist: A Nursing Perspective (EP Video)
Denise Haddocks discusses bedside nursing care for ECMO patients (53:42 minutes).
Born to be Bad: Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (EP Video)
Dr. Michael Black discusses adults with congenital heart defects (54:57 minutes).
Why Should We Be Concerned About GME During Cardiac Surgery? (EP Video)
Gerard Myers discusses the relevance of Gaseous Microemboli in cardiac surgery (52:32 minutes).
Eat More Chicken – Cardiac Surgery and Porcine Allergy (EP Video)
Keith Cote presents a case report on a desensitization protocol for Porcine Heparin (12:00 minutes).
Use of the Quest MPS During MIS Surgery with a Prolonged Bypass Time (EP Video)
Bill O'Reilly discusses the use of the Quest MPS for MIS surgery with an extended bypass time (26:44 minutes).
Effect of a Single Bolus of Methylene Blue Prophylaxis on Vasopressor and Transfusion Requirement in Infective Endocarditis Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
We aimed to evaluate the effect of prophylactic MB administration before CPB on vasopressor and transfusion requirements in patients with IE undergoing valvular heart surgery (VHS).
Platelet Mapping as Part of Modified Thromboelastography (TEG®) in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery and Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The platelet-mapping assay of the thromboelastograph was used to measure platelet aggregation and to examine the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on multiple platelet receptors and the role of altered receptor activity in postoperative bleeding.
Prohemostatic Treatment in Cardiac Surgery
This article will discuss pharmacological agents including antifibrinolytics, protamine, desmopressin, fibrinogen, purified protein concentrates, recombinant factor VIIa, factor XIII, and topical agents used in cardiac surgery.
Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Harmful or Beneficial to the Patient?
This review focuses on the physiology of oxygen transport, the hazards of acute anemia, the hazards of RBC transfusion, and the literature putting these problems into perspective.
An Original Model to Predict Intensive Care Unit Length-of Stay after Cardiac Surgery in a Competing Risk Framework
ICU-LOS can be predicted by preoperative data and type of surgeries.
Early Platelet Dysfunction: An Unrecognized Role in the Acute Coagulopathy of Trauma
In this study, we show that platelet dysfunction is manifest after major trauma and before substantial fluid or blood administration.