ECMO Simulation Program with Orpheus Perfusion Simulator: A Royal Perth Hospital Experience (EP Video)

Brain Injury and Neuropsychological Outcome After Coronary Artery Surgery Are Affected by Complement Activation

The goal of the study was to evaluate the role of complement activation on cellular brain injury in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. In addition, neuropsychological functioning was assessed.

Central Venous O₂ Saturation and Venous-to-Arterial CO₂ Difference as Complementary Tools for Goal-Directed Therapy During High-Risk Surgery

We tested the hypothesis that central venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference (P(cv-a)CO2), a global index of tissue perfusion, could be used as a complementary tool to ScvO2 for goal-directed fluid therapy (GDT) to identify persistent low flow after optimization of preload has been achieved by fluid loading during high-risk surgery.

Recombinant Factor VIIa for Refractory Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery Secondary to Anticoagulation with the Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Lepirudin

A 56-year-old man with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis syndrome (HITTS) received anticoagulation with recombinant hirudin (lepirudin) for emergency coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and aortic valve replacement.