Plasma and Cyro: What’s in the Bag? (Video)
Dr. Yazer talks about plasma and cryo and what is really in the bag (30 minutes).
Economics of Blood Management (Video)
Janet farwell discusses the econimoics of blood management with the Hemobag (22 minutes).
Bleeding and Clot Vulnerability (Video)
Dr. Wegner discusses the dynamics of bleeding and clot vulnerability (23 minutes).
Autotransfusion in Autologous Blood Management (Video)
John Rivera discusses the role of autotransfusion in a successuful blood management program (24 minutes).
Does the RBC Storage Lesion Matter Clinically? (Video)
Dr. Yazer discusses the deleterious clinical effects of RBC storage (36 minutes).
Principles of Hemostasis in the Coumadin Clinic (Video)
Dr. Ferris discusses the principles of hemostasis in the coumadin clinic (21 minutes).
Monitoring Hemostasis with the TEG® (Video)
Mike Miller from Haemonetics Corporation discusses hemostasis monitoring with the TEG (22 minutes).
Challenging the Processes of Cell Salvage (Video)
Christine Windisch discusses the process of cell salvage while challanging some of the core principles (17 minutes).
Heparinized Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits and Low Systemic Anticoagulation: An Analysis of Nearly 6000 Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Heparin coating of cardiopulmonary bypass circuits reduces the inflammatory response and increases the thromboresistance during extracorporeal circulation. These properties enables a lower systemic heparin dose, which has been shown to reduce the need for blood transfusions. Experience with this technique accumulated over 11 years has been analyzed.
Factors Influencing Blood Transfusion Requirements in Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on the Arrested Heart
We investigated factors associated with transfusion requirements in totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass on the arrested heart (AH-TECAB).
Venous Obstruction and Cerebral Perfusion During Experimental Cardiopulmonary Bypass
To investigate the effects on cerebral perfusion by experimental venous congestion of the superior vena cava (SVC) during bicaval cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) at 34 degrees C, pigs were subjected to SVC obstruction at levels of 75%, 50%, 25% and 0% of baseline SVC flow at two arterial flow levels (low, LQ, high, HQ).
A Prospective Observational Study to Compare Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery with Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Basis of EuroSCORE
The aim of this prospective observational study was to compare the mortality and morbidity between OPCAB and conventional CABG in three major preoperative groups as assessed by EuroSCORE.