What You Need to Know About Novel Anticoagulants, PCCs (Prothrombin Complex Concentrates) and Human Fibrogen Concentrates (EP Video)
Dr. Suzanne Bakdash discusses novel anticoagulants and complex fibrogen concentrates (35:30 minutes).
Measuring Thrombin Generation to Monitor Hemostasis (EP Video)
Raymond Wong discusses the principles of measuring thrombin generation to monitor hemostasis (31:13 minutes).
Quality Control Procedures and Safe Practices in Autotransfusion (EP Video)
John Rivera discusses quality control and safe practices for autotransfusion procedures (29:50 minutes).
Patients Who Refuse Transfusion: An Integrated Management Strategy (EP Video)
Steven Hill and Kevin Collins present an integrated management strategy for patients who refuse transfusion (74:36 minutes).
Autologous Priming: A Review of Adoption, Applications and Outcomes (EP Video)
Dr. Anthony Shackelford discusses the current status of Autologous Priming in cardiac surgery (28:45 minutes).
Risks vs. Benefits of the Off-Label Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa in the Cardiac Arena (EP Video)
Alicia Sievert discusses the risks and benefits of off-label use of Recombinant Factor VIIa (23:00 minutes).
Blood Management in Trauma: Trends and Issues (EP Video)
Dr. Mark Walsh discusses current trends in blood management for trauma cases (36:19 minutes).
Data Collection and Management in a Hospital-based Program (EP Video)
Bob Groom discusses data management and collection in a hospital-based perfusion program (29:22 minutes).
Virtual Patient Simulator for the Perfusion Resource Management Drill
High-fidelity simulator systems with controllable difficulty levels and high physiological reproducibility are useful in constructing a perfusion resource management environment that enable basic training and periodic crisis management drills to be performed.
How Good Patient Blood Management Leads to Excellent Outcomes in Jehovah’s Witness Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Patient blood management leads to excellent short-term and long-term outcomes in JW. Combined efforts in regard to preoperative hematological parameter optimization, effective volume management and meticulous surgical techniques make this possible but raise the cautionary note why this is only possible in JW patients.
Importance of Perioperative Blood Glucose Management in Cardiac Surgical Patients
The evidence for a link between blood glucose levels and rates of morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgical patients in the intensive care unit is discussed.
An Educational Training Simulator for Advanced Perfusion Techniques Using a High-Fidelity Virtual Patient Model
This simulation model is a useful educational tool to learn the recognition and management skills of extracorporeal circulation.