New Technology Feature: The LIFEBRIDGE B2T® Compact Heart-Lung System

Changes in Platelet Aggregation During Dardiopulmonary Bypass: Comparison of Poly-2-methoxyethylacrylate and Heparin as a Circuit Coating Material

In this study, a CPB system coated with poly-2-methoxyethylacrylate (X coating) was used to ascertain whether platelet aggregation could be suppressed during CPB, and a comparison was made between X coating and ordinary (covalently bonded) heparin coating.

Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-centered Operating Room Design: A Human Factors Methodology for Observing Flow Disruptions in the Cardiothoracic Operating Room

This study sought to develop an initial methodology for identifying and classifying flow disruptions in the cardiac operating room (OR).