Kassif Lerner, Reut Pollak, Uri
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Perfusion
Therapeutic plasma exchange in children is increasingly recognized as a life-saving treatment and is challenged by some technical considerations. As extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been used for nearly half a century for refractory reversible respiratory and/or cardiac failure in both pediatric and adult populations, it may serve as an extr...
Voulgarelis, Stylianos Hong, Johnny C Zimmerman, Michael A Kim, Joohyun Scott, John P
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Perfusion
We describe the challenging perioperative course of a 55-year-old patient with hepatic failure requiring liver transplantation (LT). Different modalities of the extracorporeal device were successfully used, ranging from veno-veno bypass to partial and full veno-veno extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in order to optimize preload, reduce ble...
Pokorná, Pavla Šíma, Martin Tibboel, Dick Slanař, Ondřej
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Perfusion
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving support technology for potentially reversible neonatal cardiac and/or respiratory failure. Pharmacological consequences of ECMO-induced haemolysis in neonates are not well understood. We report a case report of a full-term neonate treated for congenital diaphragmatic hernia and sepsis with ...
Au, Shek-Yin Chan, Kwong-Shun Fong, Ka-Man Leung, Pui-Wah Rowlina Ng, Wing-Yiu George So, Sheung-On Leung, Kit-Hung Anne
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Perfusion
When veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support can be terminated, open repair of arteriotomy wounds in operating theaters is the standard of practice. Comparable outcomes by percutaneous decannulation using different closure devices have been reported. However, transport of the critically- ill, man-power and timeslots of o...
Hunt, Megan F Clark, Katharine T Grant, Michael C Choi, Chun Woo Whitman, Glenn Cho, Sung-Min Farrokh, Salia
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Perfusion
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving therapy for those in cardiopulmonary failure, including post-cardiac arrest. Despite a high volume of ECMO patients using anti-seizure medication, there is a paucity of data concerning the dosing, levels, and clinical scenarios for their use. We present three cases of ECMO patients post-PE...
Mihama, Toru Bahatyrevich, Nataliya Cavarocchi, Nicholas Hirose, Hitoshi
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Perfusion
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a temporary therapy option for refractory cardiac or respiratory failure. Preliminary study suggests that ECMO aids in the recovery of end-organ function by maintaining systemic perfusion. A retrospective IRB approved database research and chart review was performed on patients initiated on veno-arteria...
Wu, Keye Meng, Baoying Wang, Yuanxiang Zhou, Xing Zhang, Sheshe Ding, Yiqun
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Perfusion
To investigate whether the miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) system decreased the usage of ultrafiltration (UF), and to explore whether the non-UF with miniaturized CPB strategy could get good clinical results during congenital heart surgery. We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing congenital heart surgery with CPB ...
Iddawela, Sashini Swamy, Priti Member, Sajid Harky, Amer
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Perfusion
The systematic review aims to investigate the effect of sampling source on activated clotting time (ACT) measurement within cardiovascular surgery and cardiac catheterisation. It also examines the evidence surrounding novel clot assessment techniques and associated sampling variation. A comprehensive electronic search was conducted using PubMed, ME...
Borchert, Evelyn de la Fuente, René Guzmán, Ana María González, Katia Rolle, Augusto Morales, Karina González, Rodrigo Jalil, Roberto Lema, Guillermo
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Perfusion
Acute Kidney Injury is a complication in children with heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. The aim of this study is to describe the behavior of KIM-1 (Kidney Injury Molecule) and NGAL (Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin) as early predictors of renal damage, comparing them with serum creatinine and creatinin...
Solholm, Atle Salminen, Pirjo-Riitta Stangeland, Lodve Moen, Christian Arvei Mongstad, Arve Svenheim, Bård Haaverstad, Rune Grong, Ketil
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Perfusion
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is widely used as mechanical circulatory support for severe heart failure. A major concern with this treatment modality is left ventricular distension due to inability to overcome the afterload created by the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit. The present porcine study evaluates coronary ci...
