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Pro: Priming the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit With Fresh Frozen Plasma Reduces Bleeding in Complex Cardiac Surgery

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Thrombolysis for Suspected Intrapump Thrombosis in Patients with Continuous Flow Centrifugal Left Ventricular Assist Device

We report the risk factors and nonsurgical management and outcomes of five patients implanted with continuous flow centrifugal left ventricular assist devices who displayed clinical, hemodynamic, and laboratory features of intrapump thrombosis.

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Outcome and Cost of Nurse-led versus Perfusionist-led Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Use of a perfusionist-led ECMO model may be more cost-conscious in the context of low utilization, smaller case volume and shorter ECMO duration. However, once annual case volume exceeds 10 and mean ECMO duration exceeds 10 days, the nurse specialist-led model may be more cost-conscious.

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Use of Platelet Gel and its Effects on Infection in Cardiac Surgery

The purpose of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the incidence wound infections in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

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