Incident Reporting in Perfusion: Attitudes and Efficacy in Improving Health Care Quality (EP Video)
Dave C. Fitzgerald discusses the attitudes and efficacy of incident reporting in perfusion (36:56 minutes).
Early Case Series Experience With a New Unique Portable Heart Lung Machine (EP Video)
Jeff Riley discusses his early experience with the Maquet CardioHelp at the Mayo Clinic (32:10 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).
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.
New Life Support System Enhances Safety and Ease of Inter-Hospital Transport of Patients on ECMO (EP Video)
Dr. Cory Aldwart discusses the Maquet Cardiohelp and how it eases ECMO transport (12:33 minutes).
Hospital Systems and Perfusion Leaders (EP Video)
Nick Mellas discusses hospital systems and how to become a leader in perfusion (24:27 minutes).
Balancing Costs and Best Practices (EP Video)
David Fitzgerald discusses the process of balancing cost with best practice considerations (40:08 minutes).
The Effect of Sleep Loss and Fatigue in Cardiovascular Perfusion Students: A Mixed Methods Study (EP Video)
Ashley Hodge discusses the effects of sleep loss and fatigue on perfusion student performance (15:04 minutes).
Successful Utilization of Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Transplant (EP Video)
Jessica Allen presents a case report of the successful use of an LVAD as a bridge to transplantation (8:28 minutes).