Ectopia Cordis: An Out-of-Body Experience & LVAD Placement in HITT Patient (EP Video)
Amanda Cerqua from The University of Iowa presents two case reports for the Ken Farmer Scholarship Award (29:30 minutes).
Safe & Effective Healthcare (EP Video)
A deeper look at real world situations reveals the complex nature of safety, and how safety emerges in organizations that thoughtfully apply the cultural elements necessary for safety to flourish (38:23 minutes).
Sorin S5: Safety is Standard (EP Video)
Safety features of Sorin S5 and Sorin CP5 will cover blood level monitoring, bubble detection and pressure safety features, as well as ramp up and ramp down features of the Sorin CP5 (12:00 minutes).
HIPEC: Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (EP Video)
A therapeutic combination including cytoreductive surgery (CRS) to excise the visible disease and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to treat the remaining, nonvisible disease may greatly increase median survival and achieve cure in selected patients (29:54 minutes).
Bretschneider’s Solution, HTK & Custodial: An Alternative Crystalloid Intracellular Cardioplegia for Pediatrics (EP Video)
An overview of our clinical experience will be presented for these three formulas and our simple perfusion heat exchanger set up as a single dosing alternative to multi-dosing in pediatrics (40:18 minutes).
Review of the November 2010 AABB Guidelines for Blood Recovery and Reinfusion in Surgery and Trauma (EP Video)
The American Association of Blood Banks has created formal documents governing the practice of autotransfusion. The two (2) key documents include the AABB Standards for Perioperative Blood Collection and Administration, 4th Edition and the Guidelines for Blood Recovery and Reinfusion in Surgery and Trauma (44:50 minutes).
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Stem Cells & PRP to Treat Chronic Wound (EP Video)
The cost of chronic wound care continues to rise as patients are living longer and more patients suffer from diabetes, obesity, radiotherapy induced fibrosis and necrosis wounds, and other co-morbidities like cardiac, pulmonary and malignant diseases (44:52 minutes).
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization Past, Present & Future (EP Video)
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR) remains an important treatment option for advanced coronary artery disease(42:32 minutes).
Hemodynamics in Heart Failure, and the Effects of New Interventions (EP Video)
Heart failure can be the result of a wide range of disorders, including coronary ischemic heart disease, myocardial diseases, and valvular heart disease. Specific treatments address the underlying pathophysiology of the disorder. By reviewing hemodynamic and pressure-volume relationships in disease, we can think about tailoring our therapy to the needs of the patient (46:14 minutes).
IABP Sizing Impact On Augmentation (EP Video)
This presentation aims to address the topic of IAB sizing and its correlation to therapy as well as strategies to optimize size on an individual basis (32:38 minutes).
Starting a Commercial TAVR Program: Important Lessons Learned (EP Video)
This presentation describes the lessons learned from starting a commercial TAVR program in a community-based hospital in Honolulu, HI. (54:49 minutes).
Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Repeat Offenders (EP Video)
This presentation will help illustrate the marked differences between acquired versus congenital heart disease in the adult population using both case studies and illustrations (60:34 minutes).