Preoperative COVID-19 Testing for Cardiovascular Procedures in Endemic Areas Should be Mandatory
It is extremely important for patients, healthcare providers, and the community at large to aggressively test for COVID-19 in the preprocedural period when the infection is endemic.
COVID-19 and ECMO: An Unhappy Marriage of Endothelial Dysfunction and Hemostatic Derangements
It is the authors’ perspective that it is through the integration of diagnostic assessment of viscoelastic testing with dedicated management schemes, up to and including the titration of antifibrinolytic therapies, that unmasks the capacity of this technology to enhance clinical outcomes.
Unit-To-Unit Variability in The Deformability of Red Blood Cells
The present study has demonstrated that storage duration is only one of the factors, and seemingly not even the major one, affecting the PRBCs functionality.
The Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Changes in Size and Shape from Pre- to Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
The LVOT is smaller and more elliptical after CPB. Patients with AS have a smaller LVOT compared with non-AS patients. LVOTa calculated using LVOTd underestimates the 3D LVOTa-plan by as much as 23% depending on patient type and timing of measurement. Accurate assessment of the LVOT requires 3D imaging.
A Pumpless Microfluidic Neonatal Lung Assist Device for Support of Preterm Neonates in Respiratory Distress
These findings indicate that this LAD has a potential application as a biomimetic artificial placenta to support the respiratory needs of preterm neonates.
Mobile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Teams for Organ Donation After Circulatory Death
This article analyses a potential mobile team organization based on the hub-and-spoke model, which already exists and functions in Italy, by estimating the dimension of the controlled DCD phenomenon in Italy, coordination requirements, costs, personnel training, and education, and reporting a single center experience in Milan, Italy.
Severe Shivering on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-Raising the Circuit Temperature to Stop Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report
This case demonstrates therapeutic hyperthermia to treat infection-induced severe shivering and rhabdomyolysis while on ECMO.
Cytokine Adsorption in Severe Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Therefore, our data suggest that cytokine adsorption might be beneficial in patients with severe ARDS requiring V-V ECMO support.
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation – Does it work?
Current research efforts predominantly focus on other active mechanical circulatory support devices making evidence-based approaches for possible final IABP niches more difficult.
COVID-19 Testing, Surgical Prioritization, and Reactivation in a Congenital Cardiac Surgery Program
In summary, our institutional experience demonstrates that the implementation of universal COVID-19 screening, surgical prioritization, and eventual reactivation is feasible for congenital cardiac surgery programs.
Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adult Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
The results of the study suggest that subclinical cerebral lesions are commonly found in patients with ECMO support.
Simple and Effective Blood Salvage Technique for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuit
We describe a simplified technique to salvage the blood in the ECMO circuit that requires no special equipment, is safe, and maximizes blood salvage.