Establishing a Ventilator-Heart Lung Machine Communication Bridge to Mitigate Errors when Weaning from Bypass

Cefazolin Prophylaxis in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with the Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Is the Dosing Correct?

Direct extrapolation of antibiotic prophylaxis recommendations from adults to children may result in suboptimal antibiotic concentrations. An additional cefazolin dose to ECC priming appears necessary and the dosing should be based on ECC priming volume rather than on the weight of the patient.