AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY

The National Society of Perfusionists

 

Educational Opportunities
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

Volume 37, Number 3 - September 2005

GUEST EDITORIAL

Basics of Employment Law: Understanding and Dealing with Adverse Employment Actions and Discrimination in the Workplace
James J. Ramsey


ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Gaseous Microemboli and the Influence of Microporous Membrane Oxygenators
Heinz-H. Weitkemper, Bernd Oppermann, Andreas Spilker, Hermann-J. Knobl, Reiner Körfer

The Effect of Temperature and Aprotinin During Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Three Different Methods of Activated Clotting Time Measurement
David Machin, Philip Devine

Evidence of Systemic Cytokine Release in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Jeffrey Halter, Jay Steinberg, Gregory Fink, Charles Lutz, Anthony Picone, Rubie Maybury, Nathan Fedors, Joseph DiRocco, Hsi-Ming Lee, Gary Nieman

Variations in Battery Life of a Heart–Lung Machine Using Different Pump Speeds, Pressure Loads, Boot Material, Centrifugal Pump Head, Multiple Pump Usage, and Battery Age
Cornelius Marshall, Martin Hargrove, Aonghus O’Donnell, Thomas Aherne

Transfusion-Free Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Jehovah’s Witness Patients Weighing Less Than 5 kg
Wolfgang Boettcher, Frank Merkle, Michael Huebler, Andreas Koster, Fritz Schulz, Michael Kopitz, Hermann Kuppe, Peter Lange, Roland Hetzer

A Prospective Comparison of the Platelet Sequestration Ability of Three Autotransfusion Devices
Mary Scholz, Cyril Serrick, Dionne Noel, Onkar Singh, Arthur Melo

Clinical Performance and Biocompatibility of Novel Hyaluronan-Based Heparin-Bonded Extracorporeal Circuits
Serdar Gunaydin, Kevin Mccusker, Venkataramana Vijay

Use of Bivalirudin as an Anticoagulant During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
James J. Veale, Harry M. McCarthy, George Palmer, Cornelius M. Dyke

Cardiopulmonary Bypass Using Argatroban as an Anticoagulant for a 6.0-kg Pediatric Patient
Brian Mejak, Carmen Giacomuzzi, Irving Shen, Lynn Boshkov, Ross Ungerleider

The Coronary Baroreflex in Humans
K. Kincaid, M. Ward, U. Nair, R. Hainsworth, M. Drinkhill

The Use of Hydroxy-Ethyl Starch Sedimentation for Autologous Buffy Coat Preparation
Timothy Gannon, Kristen McConnell, Jeffrey Riley

A Description of a Prototype Miniature Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuit Using Current Technologies in a Sheep Model
Bryan Terry, Gordy Gunst, Richard Melchior, David Wolfe, Nancy Feocco, Susan Graham, Bruce Searles, Edward Darling


CLASSIC PAGES

Classic Pages of The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology
Jeff Riley, MHPE, CCT

The Emergency Use of Recombinant Hirudin in Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Nicklett Johnston, Michael E. Jessen, Michael DiMaio, Debra S. Douglass


ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Articles of Interest
Rick G. Smith, BS, CCP