Mechanical Circulatory Support Trends (Video)
Dr. Alexis Shaffi from the Cleveland Clinical discusses current trends in mechanical circulatory support (30 minutes).
Advanced Perfusion Techniques for Ventilatory Failure & Lung Transplantation (Video)
Stephen Harwood from Toronto discusses advanced perfusion techniques for ventilatory failure and lung transplantation (48 minutes).
Crystalloids and Colloids: Look Before You Leap (Video)
Gerard Meyers discusses current trends with volume replacement therapy in cardiac surgery (49 minutes).
GME and CPB: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Clinical Practice (Video)
Bob Groom discusses bridging the gap between evidence and clinical practice on the topic of GME (40 minutes).
PBMT Review Course 2010 (Video CME)
International Board of Blood Management PBMT Review Couse 2010 (230 minutes / 10 question quiz). The ABCP has awarded 4.6 Category I CEUs for this video presentation.
2010 Update to Society of Thoracic Surgeons Blood Conservation Guidelines (EP Video)
Dr. Ferraris discusses the Society of Thoracic Surgeons blood conservation guidelines and the changes from 2007 to 2010 (54 minutes).
Perfusion has a Past, but is There a Future for You? (Video)
Aaron Hill discusses the past, present and future of perfusion technology (32 minutes).
Vacuum Assisted Venous Drainage: Unsafe at Any Speed? (Video)
Aaron Hill discusses the safety concerns of vacuum assisted venous drainage (32 minutes).
Evaluation of Basic Perfusion Techniques, ECCSIM-Lite Simulator
Although serious accidents during extracorporeal circulation are infrequent, potential adverse events with both equipment and operation do still occur and require immediate and well-coordinated responses.
Evaluation of Quadrox-i® Adult Hollow Fiber Oxygenator with Integrated Arterial Filter
The present study tested the effectiveness of a new adult membrane oxygenator in models both with and without an integrated arterial filter to evaluate GME trapping capability and determine membrane pressure drops at various flow rates and temperatures.
The Children’s Hospital Boston Non-Routine Event Reporting Program
This paper describes the program which we developed to track perfusion NREs within the Cardiovascular Program at Children’s Hospital, Boston. NREs are categorized by type (technique, equipment, or patient-related) and bypass period (pre-cardiopulmonary bypass, bypass, or post-cardiopulmonary).
Self-priming Hemodynamic Reservoir and Inline Flow Meter for a Cardiopulmonary Bypass Simulation
This paper describes an enhanced cardiopulmonary bypass simulator consisting of a self-priming hemodynamic reservoir that includes an inline flow meter.