From The Editor
132 New and Improved or Old and Consistent
Alfred H. Stammers
136 Guest Editorial: Professionalism as a Perfusion Problem
Jeffrey R. Acsell
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
148 Autologous Platelet Gel Applications During Cardiovascular Surgery: Effect on Wound Healing
Susan J. Englert, Thomas H. Estep, Cynthia C. Ellis-Stoll
153 Can Lean Body Mass Be Used to Reduce the Dose of Heparin and Protamine for Obese Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
Mya S. Baker, Julian R. Skoyles, Matt Shajar, Henry Skinner, David Richens, Ian M. Mitchell
157 Predicting Blood Usage in Cardiac Surgery—The Transfusion Predictor Product
Michael B. McDonald, James McMillan
161 Partial Bowls Using the Haemonetics Cell Saver 5: Does It Produce a Quality Product?
Cyril J. Serrick, Mary Scholz
165 Improved Outcomes During Cardiac Surgery: A Multifactorial Enhancement of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Techniques
Cody C. Trowbridge, Alfred H. Stammers, G. Craig Wood, James D. Murdock, Myra Klayman, Bianca R. Yen, Edward Woods, Christian Gilbert
173 The Impact of Slow Rewarming on Inotropy, Tissue Metabolism, and “After Drop” of Body Temperature in Pediatric Patients
Mohamed Saleh, TMF Abdel Barr
180 Systemic Inflammatory Response During Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Strategies
Shu Li, Rick Price, Doc Phiroz, Kimberly Swan, Terry A. Crane
189 Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Pregnancy: Possible New Role for the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Timothy W. Willcox, Peter Stone, F. Paget Milsom, Henry Connell
192 Oxygenator Exhaust Capnography for Prediction of Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension During Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Anis Baraka, Mohamad El-Khatib, Eva Muallem, Salim Jamal, Sania Haroun-Bizri, Marie Aouad
196 Quality of Thrombin Produced From the Patient’s Own Plasma Using the TPD™, a New Thrombin-Processing Device
Elisabeth Semple, Trista Madsen, John W. Semple
201 Clinical Evaluation of the Sorin Synthesis™ Oxygenator With Integrated Arterial Filter
Gerard J. Myers, Ken Gardiner, Steve N. Ditmore, Wilfred J. Swyer, Chris Squires, David R. Johnstone, Clarie V. Power, Lance B. Mitchell, Jan E. Ditmore, Bill Cook
207 In Vitro Validation of the Affinity NT Oxygenator Arterial Outlet Temperature
Kieron C. Potger, Darryl McMillan
213 Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Conscious Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Murali Chakravarthy, Vivek Jawali, T.A. Patil, K. Jayaprakash, Srinivasan Kolar, Gilbert Joseph, Jayant Kumar Das, Uma Maheswari, Nachu Sudhakar
219 Use of the Quest Myocardial Protection System™ (MPS) for Modified Ultrafiltration During Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Cody C. Trowbridge, Alfred H. Stammers, Myra H. Klayman, James D. Murdock, Bianca R. Yen, Christian L. Gilbert
222 Embol-X Intra-Aortic Filtration System: Capturing Particulate Emboli in the Cardiac Surgery Patient
Michael A. Sobieski II, Patroklos S. Pappas, Antone J. Tatooles, Mark S. Slaughter
REVIEW ARTICLE
227 General Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery: A Review of Drugs and Practices
Cory M. Alwardt, Daniel Redford, Douglas F. Larson
CLASSIC PAGES
236 Classic Pages of the Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology
Jeff Riley, MHPE, CCT
237 Trends in the Training of Cardiopulmonary Perfusionists
Robert E. Roush, Arthur C. Beall, Jr., Julie M. Nathanson, Madeline M. Beall
BOOK REVIEW
242 Complications in Cardiothoracic Surgery Avoidance and Treatment
Alex G. Little
Review by Robert Groom, BS, CCP
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