Translational Science: What is It and How Does it Relate to the Practice of Perfusion? (Video)
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Here, we review the experience with the use of ECMO in the past respiratory virus outbreaks and discuss potential role for ECMO in COVID-19.
The objective of this study was to determine whether a protocol of retrograde autologous prime (RAP) and venous antegrade prime (VAP) reduces the need for blood transfusion and increases the hematocrit following cardiac surgery.
There is concern that salvaged blood has the potential to activate the coagulation system, which might place patients at risk of thrombotic complications.