Thoracic Aortic Surgery: State Of The Art Update In 2018
A video presentation from the Sanibel Symposium on new technology by Basel Ramlawi, MD, MMSc, FACS, FACC (48.18 minutes).
CMS Changes in Reimbursement for ECMO Procedures
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented changes for ECMO procedures in the Medical Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) on October 1, 2018.
An Introduction to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), also known as extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of gas exchange or perfusion to sustain life.
Supply and Demand in the Perfusion Services Sector
Supply and Demand in the Perfusion Services Sector. This topic was presented at the 2018 Sanibel Symposium Conference.
Emergent Cardiac Surgery During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): A Weighted Meta-Analysis of 9,251 Patients From 46 Studies
Refinement in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) technology should not only focus on miniaturisation and improving flexibility of the delivery systems and/or devices -which may have the potential for decreasing aortic dissection, annular rupture, and tamponade- but also incorporate modifications to prevent embolisation/dislocation of the valve.
Radial-Artery or Saphenous-Vein Grafts in Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery
We performed a patient-level combined analysis of randomized, controlled trials to compare radial-artery grafts and saphenous-vein grafts for coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Mitral Valve Surgery: Current Minimally Invasive and Transcatheter Options
In this article, we review current techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) for mitral valve repair or replacement (MVR/r) and upcoming catheter-based therapies for the mitral valve.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) by Centers with and without an On-Site Cardiac Surgery Program: Preliminary Experience from the German TAVI Registry
This study analysed patient characteristics, decision-making processes, and outcomes of TAVI performed in hospitals with versus those without on-site cardiac surgery (CS).
Goal-Directed Therapy in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
There is evidence that perioperative goal-directed haemodynamic therapy (GDT) may reduce surgical mortality and morbidity in non-cardiac surgical patients, the data are less clear after cardiac surgery. The objective of this review is to perform a meta-analysis on the effects of perioperative GDT on mortality, morbidity, and length of hospital stay in cardiac surgical patients.