Minimized Cardiopulmonary Bypass: From Enthusiasm to Reason (Video)
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This study aimed to show that increased experience and improved teamwork through education may reduce the mortality rate associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Survival after hospital discharge is excellent for patients undergoing PEA. Postoperative PH is associated with more symptoms and poorer functional capacity. Patients who have clinically relevant postoperative PH should be monitored closely and may be candidates for additional medical therapy.
The aim of this prospective study was to test a novel light scattering assay (LiSA) for the direct determination of heparin concentration during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery and to compare the heparin concentrations with routinely determined activated clotting time (ACT).