Tiny Perfusion Letter #255

Tiny Perfusion Letter

It's those slow days between festivities...

So we'll also keep it slow with only one TPL this week...

Enjoy & Share the 255th

Venous Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Case of Anomaly of the Inferior Vena Cava.
Fañanás Mastral J, Bellido Morales JA, Ochoa Rea ME, Matamala Adell M, Ballester Cuenca C.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jan;105(1):e23-e24

The Axillary Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Recovery Allows Early Ambulation in Long-Term Use: Case Series and Literature Review.
Nwaejike N, Son AY, Patel CB, Schroder JN, Milano CA, Daneshmand MA.
Innovations (Phila). 2017 Nov/Dec;12(6):472-478 FREE

Pressure and Flow Characteristics of a Novel Bidirectional Cannula for Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
Chen Y, Tutungi E, McMillan J, Tayeh SM, Underwood JK et al.
Innovations (Phila). 2017 Nov/Dec;12(6):430-433 FREE

Early experience with open heart surgery in a pioneer private hospital in West Africa: the Biket medical centre experience.
Onakpoya UU, Adenle AD, Adenekan AT.
Pan Afr Med J. 2017 Sep 21;28:59 FREE

Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass Weaning and Prolonged Postoperative Rewarming in a Patient With Intraoperative Oxygenator Thrombosis.
Grant I, Breidenstein M, Parsee A, Krumholz C, Martin J.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Sep 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Influence of 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 Versus Crystalloid Solution on Structural Renal Damage Markers After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of a Prospective Trial.
Datzmann T, Hoenicka M, Reinelt H, Liebold A, Gorki H.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 May 25. [Epub ahead of print]

The first-in-human experience with a minimally invasive, ambulatory, counterpulsation heart assist system for advanced congestive heart failure.
Jeevanandam V, Song T, Onsager D, Ota T, LaBuhn CJ et al.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):1-6

Lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension on intraoperative and postoperatively prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation provides optimally controlled reperfusion and excellent outcome.
Moser B, Jaksch P, Taghavi S, Muraközy G, Lang G et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Jan 1;53(1):178-185

The end of the unique myocardial band: Part I. Anatomical considerations.
MacIver DH, Stephenson RS, Jensen B, Agger P, Sánchez-Quintana D et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Jan 1;53(1):112-119 FREE
 
The end of the unique myocardial band: Part II. Clinical and functional considerations.
MacIver DH, Partridge JB, Agger P, Stephenson RS, Boukens BJD et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Jan 1;53(1):120-128 FREE