Tiny Perfusion Letter #29

Tiny Perfusion Letter

We know it's the summer (holidays, sun, fun...), but that doesn't mean science is on a hold.
Enjoy the 29th TPL and share with colleagues and co-workers.

Thanks for staying.

Coronary artery bypass surgery without cardioplegia: hospital results in 8515 patients.
Antunes PE, Ferrão de Oliveira J, Prieto D, Coutinho GF, Correia P, Branco CF, Antunes MJ
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Moderate-degree acidosis is an independent determinant of postoperative bleeding in cardiac surgery.
Ranucci M, Baryshnikova E, Simeone F, Ranucci M, Scolletta S
Minerva Anestesiol. 2015 May 26. [Epub ahead of print]

The Inflammatory Response in Cardiac Surgery: An Overview of the Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications.
Corral-Velez V, Lopez-Delgado JC, Betancur-Zambrano NL, Lopez-Sune N, Rojas-Lora M, Torrado H, Ballus J
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2015;13(6):367-70. FREE

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Hypokalemia-induced Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Palatinus JA, Lieber SB, Joyce KE, Richards JB
J Emerg Med. 2015 May 21. [Epub ahead of print]

2015 SCAI/ACC/HFSA/STS Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in Cardiovascular Care.
Rihal CS, Naidu SS, Givertz MM, Szeto WY, Burke et al
J Card Fail. 2015 Jun;21(6):499-518

Evidence-based practice knowledge and perfusionists' clinical behavior.
Long DM, Matthews E
Perfusion. 2015 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print]

Safe anticoagulation when heart and lungs are "on vacation".
Dobrovolskaia MA, McNeil SE
Ann Transl Med. 2015 May;3(Suppl 1):S11 FREE

Oxygen-transfer performance of a newly designed, very low-volume membrane oxygenator.
Burn F, Ciocan S, Mendez Carmona N, Berner M, Sourdon J et al
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print] FREE

Extracorporeal Support in Children With Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Proceedings From the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference.
Dalton HJ, Macrae DJ; Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference Group
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Jun;16(5_suppl Suppl 1):S111-S117.

The growing evidence for the use of Platelet-Rich Plasma on diabetic chronic wounds: A review and a proposal for a new standard care.
Picard F, Hersant B, Bosc R, Meningaud J
Wound Repair Regen. 2015 May 28. [Epub ahead of print]