Tiny Perfusion Letter #136

Tiny Perfusion Letter

What's better than starting the week with a fresh load of perfusion literature?

Well, I could name a few better things, but you're going to get it anyway...

Enjoy and Share the 136th TPL

Lies, Statistics, and ECMO Data Mining: Digging Dirt or Striking Gold?
MacLaren G, Fortenberry JD, Dalton HJ
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Aug;17(8):799-802

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pediatric Respiratory Failure: Risk Factors Associated With Center Volume and Mortality.
Kirkland BW, Wilkes J, Bailly DK, Bratton SL
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Aug;17(8):779-88

The Amount of Fluid Given During Surgery That Leaks Into the Interstitium Correlates With Infused Fluid Volume and Varies Widely Between Patients.
Nishimura A, Tabuchi Y, Kikuchi M, Masuda R, Goto K, Iijima T
Anesth Analg. 2016 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Comparison of Thrombelastography-Derived Fibrinogen Values at Rewarming and Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Cardiac Surgery Patients.
Fabbro M 2nd, Gutsche JT, Miano TA, Augoustides JG, Patel PA
Anesth Analg. 2016 Sep;123(3):570-7

The Relationship Between Oxygen Reserve Index and Arterial Partial Pressure of Oxygen During Surgery.
Applegate RL 2nd, Dorotta IL, Wells B, Juma D, Applegate PM
Anesth Analg. 2016 Sep;123(3):626-33 FREE

Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support: current concepts and future directions.
Briceno N, Kapur NK, Perera D
Heart. 2016 Sep 15;102(18):1494-507

Effect of Oxygenator Size on Air Removal Characteristics: A Clinical Evaluation.
Stehouwer MC, de Vroege R, Kelder JC, Hofman FN, de Mol BA, Bruins P
ASAIO J. 2016 Jul-Aug;62(4):421-6

Novel Utilization of the Bridge During Weaning Off Venoarterial ECMO: The Hoffman Clamp Method.
Holgren SE, Frede RT, Crumley JP, Patel SS, Moore EA, Turek JW
Innovations (Phila). 2016 May-Jun;11(3):229-31 FREE

The Case for a Conservative Approach to Blood Transfusion Management in Cardiac Surgery.
Gunn T, Paone G, Emery RW, Ferraris VA
Innovations (Phila). 2016 May-Jun;11(3):157-64
Editorial

Dynamic Predictive Scores for Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury.
Jiang W, Teng J, Xu J, Shen B, Wang Y
J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Aug 4;5(8)