AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY

The National Society of Perfusionists

 

Educational Opportunities
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

VOLUME 38, NUMBER 3 - SEPTEMBER 2006

From The Editor

Normalization of Deviance: Rocket Science 101
Robert Groom


IN MEMORIAM

205 Sir Brian Gerald Barratt-Boyes KBE
Tim Willcox


ORIGINAL ARTICLES

206 In Vitro Evaluation of the Air Separation Ability of Four Cardiovascular Manufacturer Extracorporeal Circuit Designs
Timothy A. Dickinson, Jeffrey B. Riley, Jeffrey C. Crowley, Paul M. Zabetakis

214 Invited Commentary: Arterial Bubbles From the Venous Line
Timothy W. Willcox, Simon J. Mitchell

216 Do Surface-Modifying Additive Circuits Reduce the Rate of Cerebral Microemboli During Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Maura I. Watson, Howard J. Nathan, Fraser Rubens

220 Australian and New Zealand Perfusion Survey: Equipment and Monitoring
Robert A. Baker, Timothy W. Willcox

230 Mitigation of Device-Associated Thrombosis and Thromboembolism Using Combinations of Heparin and Tirofiban
Stacy Meola, Gregory Burns, Sivaprasad Sukavaneshvar, Kenneth Solen, Syed Mohammad

235 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Platelet-Rich Plasma Collection Using the Haemonetics Cell Saver 5 in Open Heart Surgery
David W. Fried, Joseph J. Leo, Frederick P. Weber, Mansoor Husain, James Cullen

241 Normoxia vs. Hyperoxia: Impact of Oxygen Tension Strategies on Outcomes for Patients Receiving Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Routine Cardiac Surgical Repair
D. Mark Brown, David W. Holt, Jeff T. Edwards, Robert J. Burnett III

249 Autologous Platelet Gel: An In Vitro Analysis of Platelet-Rich Plasma Using Multiple Cycles
einKevin Christensen, See Vang, Chad Brady, Jack Isler, Keith Allen, John Anderson, David Holt


CASE REPORTS

254 Dose Titration of Recombinant Factor VIIa Using Thromboelastograph Monitoring in a Child With Hemophilia and High Titer Inhibitors to Factor VIII: A Case Report and Brief Review
Cody C. Trowbridge, Alfred H. Stammers, Nancy Ciccarelli, Myra Klayman

260 Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined With Skin Substitute for Chronic Wound Healing: A Case Report
Rebecca L. Knox, Allen R. Hunt, John C. Collins, Marie DeSmet, Sara Barnes

265 Use of the Hemobag® for Modified Ultrafiltration in a Jehovah’s Witness Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
David M. Moskowitz, James J. Klein, Aryeh Shander, Seth I. Perelman, Kirk A. McMurtry, Katherine M. Cousineau, M. Arisan Ergin


CLASSIC PAGES

271 Classic Pages of the Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology
Jeff Riley

272 Gaseous Micro Emboli: Concepts and Considerations
B.D. Butler


DEPARTMENTS

280 Instructions for Authors

284 Calendar of Events