Perioperative Blood Management during Cardiopulmonary Bypass (EP Video)
The management of perioperative blood during CPB can complement or negate other strategies to improve biocompatibility. While not possible on every case, simple techniques and circuit designs can give perfusionists options to manage perioperative blood. This presentation will discuss those options and share clinical experience using them (10:22 minutes).
Surgical Treatment of End Stage Heart Failure (EP Video)
Dr. Caldeira discusses the surgical treatment options for end stage heart failure (33:02 minutes).
A Clinical Approach to Attenuate Hyperkalemia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass (EP Video)
Hyperkalemia during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a relatively frequent occurrence and is associated with decreased kidney perfusion and introduction of potassium (K+) during cardioplegia administration (22:11 minutes).
Custodiol HTK Solution (EP Video)
Alan Weber from Essential Pharmaceutical presents on Custodiol HTK solution (5:51 minutes).
The Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Renal Function (EP Video)
After conducting this study the investigators hope to identify the CPB factors which have a direct effect on renal function (13:18 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).
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).
Terumo: Optimizing Blood Management (EP Video)
Stephen Roller presents on Terumo's product offerings designed to optimize patient blood management (15:13 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).
TAVR in Private Practice (EP Video)
Having a community based TAVR program opens options for patients in our community where none existed or they had to travel a great distance several times prior to the operation (35:27 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).