Survey of Contemporary Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit Models in the United States
Cardiothoracic ICU models vary widely in the United States, with almost half being open, often with no in-house coverage.
World's Largest Resource for Cardiovascular Perfusion
Cardiothoracic ICU models vary widely in the United States, with almost half being open, often with no in-house coverage.
Heparin resistance is suspected when more heparin than usual is needed to achieve a therapeutic range of activated partial-thromboplastin time. Management may include increasing the heparin dose, supplementing antithrombin III levels, and using direct thrombin inhibitors.
John Rivera discusses the role of the perfusionist in blood conservation (42:46 minutes).