Cerebral Oximetry Should be a Standard in Adult CPB Surgery (EP Video)

This article describes a case that uses misdirection and the possibility of simulated "death" to facilitate learning among experienced clinicians about the potentially deadly effects of an unchallenged, inappropriate order.

We set out to compare episodes of poor global cerebral oxygenation, defined as a jugular bulb saturation less than 50%, between patients randomized to off-pump or (conventional) on-pump coronary artery surgery.