Best Blood Transfusion for the CHD Patient (EP Video)
Cathy Smith discusses blood transfusions for patients with congenital heart disease (32:11 minutes).
Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Retransplantation (EP Video)
Christopher Pierce discusses the total artificial heart used as a bridge to retransplantation (45:03 minutes).
Heart Failure Treatment in the Adult: Everything and the Kitchen Sink (EP Video)
Dr. Tony Shackleford discusses the extensive treatments for heart failure in adult patients (40:21 minutes).
Bridge: A Pediatric Journey from Heart Failure to Successful Transplantation (EP Video)
Bert Buckman presents a successful case report on a journey from heart failure to transplantation (14:35 minutes).
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).
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).
Hyperfibrinolysis is Common in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Results from a Prospective Observational Thromboelastometry Study
Routine use of fibrinolytic therapy in all patients with prolonged CPR cannot therefore be recommended.
Analytical Performance Evaluation of Four Cartridge-Type Blood Gas Analyzers
Globally, all four cartridge-type blood gas analyzers produced clinically acceptable results.
An Assessment of Thromboelastometry to Monitor Blood Coagulation and Guide Transfusion Support in Liver Transplantation
This study was aimed at assessing the value of TEM in monitoring blood coagulation and guide transfusion support in OLT.
How Do We Integrate Thromboelastography with Perioperative Transfusion Management?
In summary, we have found TEG to be useful in a variety of perioperative situations at our institution and potentially useful in other acute care settings such as the emergency department, the maternity unit, and many of the intensive care units.