Abstract Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a life-threatening hypermetabolic disorder triggered by volatile anesthetics and/or succinylcholine. We report a case of a 58-year-old patient with a type-A aortic dissection. After induction..
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Abstract Introduction Cardiac output/pulmonary blood flow measurement is an important way to assess patients during the perioperative period, as well as patients who are critically ill. Current methods of assessing..
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Abstract Aim To characterize the association between diabetes and transfusion and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery, and to evaluate whether restrictive transfusion thresholds are harmful in these patients. Materials and..
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Abstract Objective To investigate the effects of different target hypothermia on the cardiovascular function and prognosis of rats after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Methods A total of 44 male SD rats were..
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Abstract Background Cardiopulmonary bypass is known to raise the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). Previous studies have identified numerous risk factors of cardiopulmonary bypass including the possible impact of..
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Abstract Background To investigate the impact of the dynamic oxygenation status on the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods This retrospective study was performed..
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Abstract The 10 main messages of the new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure are:
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Abstract Background The impact of carotid stenosis (CS) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between carotid stenosis and stroke..
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Alternative approach for CABG including transverse free LIMA anastomoses to obtuse marginal and proximal anastomoses to ascending aorta. [playlist ids="21958"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research..
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Events in 2022 EACTS provides high quality training courses that are attended by delegates from all over the world. As an educational institution, our goal is to promote a..
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Child less than 1 year old Indistinct distal aortic arch by echo ,, sent for CT CTA: Arterial tourtousity syndrome Crenel aortic arch. [gallery ids="21922,21925,21928,21931,21919"] Mohamed Gibreel , FEBR (Fellowship..
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Abstract Aim The guideline for coronary artery revascularization replaces the 2011 coronary artery bypass graft surgery and the 2011 and 2015 percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines, providing a patient-centric approach to..
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A cirurgia de bandagem ou cerclagem da artéria pulmonar é mais um tipo de cirurgia paliativa dentro das alternativas de tratamento não definitivo das cardiopatias congênitas. A ideia dessa cirurgia..
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[gallery ids="21902"] The echo lady, Lorena De Vanna, is a cardiac and respiratory physiologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela. She currently holds British Society of Echocardiography accreditation and..
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A 35-year-old pregnant woman (gestational age 32 weeks) admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 pneumonia and severe respiratory failure. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CoW_50_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]
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Educational video. 1. Thrombus or tumor? Even with MRI investigation we had questions: Does this mass contain myxoma? and How much of this mass is thrombus itself? 2. Mindset of..
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4th EuroFusion hosted by BelSECT, Belgium Evento de Did you miss the fourth edition of the EuroFusion Webinar Series hosted by BelSECT yesterday? You can watch the recording now..
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Joe will look at the economic side of perfusion. Hospital costs, reimbursements, salaries, and how perfusion service makes money for a hospital or as a business.
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Abstract This retrospective cohort study describes all children transported on extracorporeal life support (ECLS) by the Stollery Children’s Hospital Pediatric Transport team (SCH-PTT) between 2004 and 2018. We compared outcomes..
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Abstract Donation after circulatory determination of death has increased the number of organs available but can result in worse recipient outcomes than organs recovered from donors after neurologic death. Normothermic..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) employs vascular cannulation and a gas exchange circuit to provide support to patients with severely compromised cardiopulmonary function. ECMO is often the last intervention taken..
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Abstract Objectives Our objectives were to determine the separation characteristics and blood product quality of a gravity-driven microfiltration blood separation system (HemoClear, The Netherlands). Background A range of centrifugal blood..
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Abstract Perioperative applications of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to monitor regional tissue oxygenation and perfusion in cardiac and noncardiac surgery are of increasing interest in neonatal care. Complex neonatal surgery can..
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Abstract Background Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving intervention for severe respiratory and cardiac diseases. However, 50% of survivors have abnormal neurologic exams. Current ECMO management is guided by..
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Abstract Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is a low blood flow veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation technique that provides artificial blood CO2 removal. Recently, a new ECCO2R system (PrismaLung), providing very low..
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Abstract Intra-operative blood salvage (IBS) reduces the use of allogeneic blood transfusion. However, safety of IBS during liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is questioned due to fear for..
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Abstract È l’Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, in collaborazione con 5 società scientifiche internazionali, a mettere per la prima volta a disposizione di rianimatori e oncoematologi le Linee Guida per il trattamento con ossigenazione extracorporea..
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic elevation of left heart filling pressure causes pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary hypertension, and right heart dysfunction. Although diastolic dysfunction is relatively common in patients with coarctation of aorta,..
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Abstract Background: There has been increasing use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as bridge to heart transplant (orthotopic heart transplant [OHT]) or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) over the last..
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