Guideliner: A Helpful Tool or Misguided Enthusiasm? (Video)
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In massive pulmonary embolism (PE) with circulatory collapse or with cardiac arrest, treatment can be difficult.
The aim of this prospective, randomized study was to determine whether blood warm reperfusion improves myocardial protection provided by cold crystalloid cardioplegia in patients undergoing first-time elective heart-valve surgery, using cardiac troponin I release as the criterion for evaluating the adequacy of myocardial protection.
David Fitzgerald presents a chief perfusionist's perspective on the culture of perfusion safety (51:48 minutes).