Adequate Anticoagulation on an Infant Patient on Bivalrudin (EP Video)
Monica Olsen discusses the use of Bivalirudin in pediatic cardiac surgery (23:05 minutes).
Use of Lepirudin on a HIT Patient and Utilization of MUF to Reduce ACT Post-Bypass (EP Video)
Joshua Noble presents a case report on the use of Lepirudin as an alternative to Heparin (15:08 minutes).
Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism (AMPE) The Aria Health Experience (EP Video)
Hasratt Mohamed presents a case report on a patient with Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism (40:36 minutes).
The Use of a Modernized Extracorporeal Life Support System: A Case Series (EP Video)
Dr. Tony Shackelford discusses the use of a modernized ECMO system at MUSC (38:20 minutes).
Cardiohelp Standby in TAVI Procedures (EP Video)
Zahir Young discusses the strategies for Cardiohelp standby during TAVI procedures (32:05 minutes).
A Triple Bridge to Recovery (EP Video)
Christopher Pierce discusses a triple bridge to recovery on a complex case (36:48 minutes).
Vacuum-Assisted Venous Drainage in Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Need of Blood Transfusion: Experience of Service
To report the experience with the vacuum-assisted venous drainage (VAVD) technique in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPBP) and blood transfusion need.
Effect of Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Renal Injury in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
One of the aims of this trial was to compare the effect of normothermic and hypothermic CPB on renal injury in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII for Controlling Refractory Postoperative Bleeding in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
To review the efficacy, safety, and dose of recombinant activated factor VII in off-label management of refractory bleeding in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Experimental Research With Synthetic Copolymer-Coated Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits: Inflammatory and Thrombogenicity Analysis
This study aimed to assess complement system activation and index of thrombogenicity and platelet aggregation between synthetic copolymer-coated cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit and conventional CPB circuit.
Clinical Evaluation of the Accuracy and Precision of the CDI 500 In-line Blood Gas Monitor With and Without Gas Calibration
We hypothesized that after calibration against laboratory results, the CDI values of pH, pO2, and pCO2 will keep the same level of accuracy, whether the CDI has been gas calibrated or not.
Active or Passive Bio-Coating: Does It Matter in Extra-Corporeal Circulation?
This study wants to investigate if the combination of a bioactive with a biopassive coating (unfractionated heparin embedded in a phosphorylcholine matrix) combines the beneficial effects of both approaches.