Current Trends in Blood Management (EP Video)

The History and Development of Direct Coronary Surgery without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

The history of direct myocardial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass dates to 1961 in the dawn of coronary artery surgery. With the introduction and development of techniques of extracorporeal circulation around the same time, beating heart surgery was largely abandoned.

Evaluation of the Performance and Safety of a Newly Developed Intravenous Fluid Warmer

Therefore, the newly developed ThermoSens has good heating performance and is safe for RBC products.

Hypothermic Versus Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is as effective as hypothermic CPB in terms of cardiac protection (cTnI level) and outcome in patients with valvular heart disease.