Editorial: Regulator Says Hospitals Need Strict Heparin Rules
A regulatory group told hospitals Wednesday to adopt strict measures to prevent errors involving blood thinners including heparin — mistakes that have been made nearly 60,000 times and led to dozens of deaths in recent years.
Cold Hard Facts – A Case Report (Video)
Ty Walker presents a video case report on a patient with cold agglutins and miscommunication revolving around this diagnosis.
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
Dr. James Lonquist provides us with a video presentation on the current status of TMR. The ABCP has awarded 1.2 Category I CEUs for this video presentation.
Perfusion Safety & Reducing Risk
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) continues to be a high risk procedure. It is both life sustaining and life threatening. The conduct of perfusion carries the highest risk factor in cardiovascular surgery. It is the responsibility of the perfusionist to ensure the patient’s safety on while CPB.
Pulse Pressure and Risk of Adverse Outcome in Coronary Bypass Surgery
Among ambulatory patients, an increase in pulse pressure (PP) is a well-established determinant of vascular risk. The relationship of PP and acute perioperative vascular outcome among patients having coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is less well known
Extracorporeal Circulation by Peripheral Cannulation Before Redo Sternotomy: Indications and Results
Cardiac reoperations are challenging and time-consuming, and have a high risk for reentry injuries. We discuss the indications, advantages, and technologic features of cardiopulmonary bypass by peripheral cannulation before resternotomy.
Vacuum Assistnet Venous Drainage – A Tutorial
Various approaches to venous return during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have been described in the literature. However, venous drainage using a gravity siphon has been the most common means employed to effect venous drainage into the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit.
Aortic Valve Replacement in the Setting of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (Video)
Scott Noesges presents and interesting Case Report on a patinet with Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia with End Stage Renal Disease.
First Stage Elephant Trunk Technique and Bentall Procedure with Circulatory Arrest using Retrograde and Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion for Root, Ascending, Arch and Descending Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome (Video)
Krissi MacIntyre Quiqq, first annual winner of the Deb Pacheco Memorial Scholarship, presents an interesting case report on a patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.
Ventracor VentrAssist LVAD – An Introduction (Video)
Mark Martin, CCP presents a Case Report on the VentrAssist LVAD from Australia.
Aortic Valve Replacement in the Setting of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) with End Stage Renal Disease (Video)
This Case Report presentation by Scott Noeseges discusses an Aortic Valve Replacement in the Setting of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) with End Stage Renal Disease.
Cerebral Oximetry in a Descending Thoracic Aortic Dissection – A Case Report (Video)
The grandfather of perfusion, Aaron Hill, shares his wisdom on cerebral oximetry with a Case Report on its use in a descending aortic dissection.