BROWSE OPTIMIZING CARDIAC SURGERY BY:
Pediatric Perfusion
Pediatric cardiac surgery cases account for only about 5% of all U.S. heart surgeries, but the unique needs of this patient population require highly specialized products and protocols
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CASE STUDY:
Bloodless Cardiac Surgery is a Team Sport
Ninety percent of patients weighing over 25 kilos have surgery without receiving blood at The Heart Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Read about its blood management program.
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ARTICLE:
Mission Trip "Highlighted" by CDI 500 System
A volunteer medical team on a clinical mission trip conducted open heart surgery during a power outage, but averted serious injury due to several features of the CDI™ 500 Blood Parameter Monitoring System, according to Hayden Dando, CCP, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia.
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CASE STUDY:
Bloodless Surgery for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients
Dave Fitzgerald, CCP, describes how the INOVA Fairfax Hospital team has adopted Jehovahs Witnesses blood management strategies for all patients- adults and pediatric.
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STUDY:
Children's Hospital Studies New Oxygenator with Integrated Arterial Filter
Joseph Deptula, CCP, Children's Hospital, found that the CAPIOX® FX05 Oxygenator significantly reduced CPB prime volumes and surface area while reducing blood donor exposure; all without compromising patient safety.
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CASE STUDY:
Pediatric Blood Management Program Optimal With 3-Year-Olds
Medical College of Georgia Health Children's Medical Center uses smaller tubing and oxygenator to eliminate 200 ml of prime volume to benefit three-year-old patients.
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POWERPOINT:
The Benefits of Using a Remote Pump System for Children Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
Todd Smyre, CCP, offers his findings on blood conservation using a remote mounted pump for children undergoing open heart surgery at an Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia in April 2005.
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CDROM:
Optimizing Pediatric Circuit Design Utilizing Terumo® Advanced Perfusion System 1
Brad Kulat, CCP, presents the "Flying V" circuit configuration as a means to reduce prime and blood usage at the 2007 Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia Series.
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NEW!
CDROM:
The Inflammatory Response to CPB –
Continued Clinical Challenges and Technological Opportunities
Terence Gourlay, PhD, shares blood management studies from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland during the Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia in Newport Beach, California in February 2010.
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NEW!
CDROM:
Prescription Oxygenation: Using data to improve blood management
Sean Murtha, CCP, discusses blood management results at Joe DiMaggio Children's
Hospital in Hollywood, Florida during his Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia presentation in Newport Beach, California in February 2010.
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