The Evolution of Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic (Video)

Reducing Skin Breakdown in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation

This article describes three strategies a cardiovascular-thoracic intensive care unit implemented to decrease the rate of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in patients on extracorporeal membranous oxygenation support.

The Effect of Dilution on Plasma Coagulation Kinetics Determined by Thrombelastography Is Dependent on Antithrombin Activity and Mode of Activation

We determined that decreased antithrombin activity is responsible for accelerated clot initiation via thrombelastography with in vitro plasma-based experiments. Celite activation of plasma resulted in a linear relationship between degree of dilution and thrombelastographic variables.