Neural Protection And CPB: Staying On The Cutting Edge

This CME-accredited activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians involved in the management of patients undergoing heart surgery.

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the inflammatory process and its role in CPB
  
• Identify the factors contributing to perioperative bleeding
  
• Explain the need to prevent brain injury during CPB to improve patient outcomes
  
• List the strategies to prevent brain injury and understand the relative merits of each strategy
  
• Evaluate the economic outcomes of heart surgery and the role that preventing neurologic brain injury plays