Transcatheter Therapies for Aortic Stenosis (EP Video)
Vincent Tobin discusses transcatheter therapies for Aortic Stenosis (33:49 minutes).
There Are Easy Ways, and Then There Are the Hard, Expensive Ways: Reducing Transfusions (EP Video)
Raymond Wongs discusses the easy and difficult ways to reduce transfusions in the OR (47:50 minutes).
What Does the Culture Safety Look Like in Your Department? A Chief Perfusionist’s Perspective (EP Video)
David Fitzgerald presents a chief perfusionist's perspective on the culture of perfusion safety (51:48 minutes).
Impact of Blood Product Transfusion on Short and Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery: More Evidence
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of transfusion on both short-term and long-term survival after cardiac surgery.
Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Unsafe at Any Speed? (EP Video)
Aaron Hill discusses why cardiopulmonay bypass can be potentially unsafe at any speed (34:29 minutes).
AmSECT Perfusion Safety Sessions (Video CME)
Video CME from the AmSECT 2012 International Conference (194 minutes). The ABCP has awarded 4.0 CEU Category I SDCE Credits for this activity.
AmSECT Business Practice Sessions (Video)
CME Video from the 2012 AmSECT International Perfusion Conference (112 minutes).
Transfusion Safety : State of the arts (ART)
This study was conducted in the blood bank of the Rabta Hospital in two phases: a phase to observe transfusion acts followed by corrective actions and a phase to evaluate the impacts of these corrections on the transfusion practices.
The Association of Blood Transfusion With Mortality After Cardiac Surgery: Cause or Confounding?
We undertook a multivariate logistic regression analysis of the risk factors associated with mortality in 2599 consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo and Ginseng and the Effects on the Perioperative Period (EP Video)
Michelle Benson discusses the effect of herbal medications on the perioperative coagulation status (11:48 minutes).
Redo Mitral Valve Replacement in a Pregnant Jehovah’s Witness with a Left Ventricular Assist Device and a History of Drug Abuse: A Case Report (EP Video)
Michelle Benson presents a case report on a Redo MVR on a pregnant Jehovah’s Witness patient (15:45 minutes).
A Comparison of Gaseous Microembolic Load When Priming the Arterial Line Filter Antegrade Versus Retrograde (EP Video)
Jordan Brimhall discusses the GME load for priming the arterial line filter retrograde vs. antegrade (7:36 minutes).