Tiny Perfusion Letter #114

Tiny Perfusion Letter

Pablo Picasso once said that it takes a long time to become young

While that is happening, we continue with the 114th TPL

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(We do not share our personal opinions normally, and we will not do it again very often, but the first and second on the list are absolute must-reads... For those who can spare 55 valuable minutes, listen to this keynote address)

Era 3 for Medicine and Health Care.
Berwick DM
JAMA. 2016 Apr 5;315(13):1329-30 FREE

Patient Safety at the Crossroads.
Gandhi TK, Berwick DM, Shojania KG
JAMA. 2016 May 3;315(17):1829-30 FREE

Procalcitonin in the Early Course Post Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
Zant R, Stocker C, Schlapbach LJ, Mayfield S, Karl T, Schibler A
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Apr 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Acute kidney injury and outcome following aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.
Helgason D, Helgadottir S, Viktorsson SA, Orrason AW, Ingvarsdottir IL et al.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print] FREE

Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery: Incisions and Approaches.
Langer NB, Argenziano M
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2016 Jan-Mar;12(1):4-9 FREE

Cannulation Strategies and Pitfalls in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
Ramchandani M, Al Jabbari O, Abu Saleh WK, Ramlawi B
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2016 Jan-Mar;12(1):10-3 FREE

Minimally Invasive Techniques for Total Aortic Arch Reconstruction.
Faulds J, Sandhu HK, Estrera AL, Safi HJ
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2016 Jan-Mar;12(1):41-4 FREE

Evaluation of right ventricular function after cardiac surgery: The importance of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and right ventricular ejection fraction.
Garcia Gigorro R, Renes Carreño E, Mayordomo S, Marín H, Perez Vela JL et al.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Spontaneous fracture and embolization of an inferior vena cava cannula: is it possible?
Velasco Garcia de Sierra C, Marini Díaz M, Fernández Arias L, Estévez Cid F
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jun;49(6):1732-3

First results of a national initiative to enable quality improvement of cardiovascular care by transparently reporting on patient-relevant outcomes.
van Veghel D, Marteijn M, de Mol B; Measurably Better Study Group (The Netherlands) and Advisory Board
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jun;49(6):1660-9
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