Joe Basha, CCP lectures on the history and the contemporary use of blood transfusions in medicine.
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Joe Basha, CCP and John Ingram, CCP lecture and discuss the risks and benefits of blood transfusions and also explore and discuss the blood banking industry.
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Minh Tran, CCP and Joe Basha, CCP discuss the use of passive antibody therapy, also referred to as convalescent plasma. An old therapy making a resurgence in the treatment of..
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Joe Basha, CCP and Nathanial Bedair, CCP discuss the use of pump standby and the need to remain vigilant as things can happen quickly.
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Stephanie Ibus, CCP and Joe Basha, CCP provide lecture and discussions on the perfusion management of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR) patients.
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Dr. Borut Gersak lectures on the benefits of minimally invasive aortic valve surgery and describes the Perceval sutureless valve implantation.
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Katie Kim, RN describes and discusses hemodynamic monitoring in the critical care unit. Katie and the panel dive into advanced hemodynamic monitoring and how these monitoring practices help improve outcomes..
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The learner will be able to describe the physiologic principles of urine production and discuss how cardiopulmonary bypass effects urine production and the potential development of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)...
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Joe Basha, CCP discusses the use of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy CRRT in the critical care unit and how in selected patients, CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy) may be superior..
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Excellent discussion and review of opinions and data from key opinion leaders in the area cardiac surgery. Discussions about patient outcomes, safety, effectiveness, advantages, disadvantages, appropriateness and when an off..
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Intensivist, Juan Carlos Zubieta, MD discusses common electrolyte disturbances seen in the critical care unit patient and how to address these for improved patient outcomes. Dr. Zubieta discusses how to..
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The learner will be able to discuss what Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is and factors that influence its development. The learner will be able to discuss the RIFLE, AKIN, and..
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John Ingram, CCP lectures and discusses how organs interact with each other with hormonal signals.
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How ECMO contributes to maintaining kidney dysfunction and casually participates in the development of AKI (Acute Kidney Injury).
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Super lecture and discussion around management of the Critical Care Unit patient. Common problems if the ICU patient. What is the role of the CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy).
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Differences between Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) and Intermittent Hemodialysis (IHD)
Joe Basha, CCP and Minh Tran, CCP review what Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) is and the differences between CVVH and Intermittent Hemodialysis (IHD). Also described are the differences in diffusive..
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Nathan Bedair, CCP and Joe Basha, CCP take a deeper look at Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration and examine the advantages of CVVH over Intermittent Hemodialysis for the removal of pro-inflammatory mediators..
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Renal Function, AKI, and Fluid Balance for the Perfusionist - 2.0
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Renal Function, AKI, and Fluid Balance for the perfusionist.
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Summary The COVID-19 pandemic strained health-care systems throughout the world. For some, available medical resources could not meet the increased demand and rationing was ultimately required. Hospitals and governments often..
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The COVID-19 pandemic has raised challenging questions about the rationing of intensive care unit (ICU) beds, mechanical ventilators, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Experts have recommended that ECMO be..
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Caso clínico Paciente mujer de 2 años diagnosticada con doble salida del ventrículo derecho. En los monitoreos de control, la paciente presentó signos y síntomas de hipoxemia: agitación,..
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Abstract Introduction: Use of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) as graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is controversial because it is related to higher in-hospital mortality, incidence of sternal..
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Abstract Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and vertebral artery stenosis (VAS) are associated with cerebral infarction after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We read with great interest the article “Cerebral Lesions in Patients..
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Abstract Introduction: Stroke is a complication that causes considerable morbidity and mortality during the heart surgery postoperative period (incidence: 1.3 to 5%; mortality: 13 to 41%). Models for assessing the..
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Abstract Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is an uncommon but wellrecognized cardiac abnormality. This educational text reviews the case of a 54-year-old female presenting an ASA related to a small ostium..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES: With evidence of benefits of pediatric palliative care (PPC) integration, we sought to characterize subspecialty PPC referral patterns and end of life (EOL) care in pediatric advanced heart..
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Abstract A 32-month-old girl with patent ductus arteriosus, false tendon of left ventricle, mild pulmonary hypertension, and chronic cardiac insufficiency (cardiac function level I-II) was misdiagnosed with Marfan Syndrome and..
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Abstract Background: Heparin is the widely used anti-coagulation strategy for patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Nevertheless, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and acquired anti-thrombin (AT) deficiency preclude the use of heparin..
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Abstract Background: Early warning systems that utilize dense physiologic data and machine learning may aid prediction of decompensation after congenital heart surgery (CHS). The Compensatory Reserve Index (CRI) analyzes changing..
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