Tiny Perfusion Letter #418

Tiny Perfusion Letter

While our temporary TPL headquarters are experiencing their first attempt of snow this winter, you can sit back and relax with #418

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Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in postcardiotomy pediatric patients: parameters affecting survival.
Ergün S, Yildiz O, Güneş M, Akdeniz HS, Öztürk E et al.
Perfusion. 2020 Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Heparin challenge test in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: dealing with heparin allergy.
Cancian M, Borella E, D'Onofrio A, Gerosa G, Simioni P, Campello E.
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2020 Mar;31(2):165-169

Effect of retrograde autologous priming based on miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass in children undergoing open heart surgery: A STROBE compliant retrospective observational study.
Meng B, Wu K, Wang Y, Zhang S, Zhou X, Ding Y.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jan;99(5):e18801 FREE

High-dose nitroglycerin administered during rewarming preserves erythrocyte deformability in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Tai YH, Chu YH, Wu HL, Lin SM, Tsou MY, Huang CH et al.
Microcirculation. 2020 Jan 28:e12608 [Epub ahead of print]

White Matter Brain Development after Exposure to Circulating Cell-Free Hemoglobin and Hyperoxia in a Rat Pup Model.
Jungner Å, Vallius Kvist S, Romantsik O, Bruschettini M, Ekström C et al.
Dev Neurosci. 2019;41(3-4):234-246

Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement.
Makkar RR, Thourani VH, Mack MJ, Kodali SK, Kapadia S et al.; PARTNER 2 Investigators.
N Engl J Med. 2020 Jan 29;382(9)

Platelet Transfusion Practice and Related Outcomes in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Cashen K, Dalton H, Reeder RW, Saini A, Zuppa AF et al.; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN).
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Feb;21(2):178-185

Serum alpha 1-antitrypsin predicts severe acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Du S, Tian J, Xiao Z, Luo Z, Lin T et al.
J Thorac Dis. 2019 Dec;11(12):5053-5062 FREE

Vasoplegic syndrome following cardiothoracic surgery-review of pathophysiology and update of treatment options.
Busse LW, Barker N, Petersen C.
Crit Care. 2020 Feb 4;24(1):36 FREE

In Vivo Protamine Titration Using Activated Coagulation Time to Neutralize Heparin Anticoagulation in Cardiac Surgery: Proof of Concept.
Rochon AG, Bélisle S, Couture P, Fortier A, Lebon JS, Deschamps A.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]