AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY

The National Society of Perfusionists

 

Educational Opportunities
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

Volume 34, Number 3 - September 2002

From The Editor

160 Awakenings
Alfred H. Stammers


Testimonial

162 Jeff T. Edwards


Memorium

168 Bennett A. Mitchell


Original Articles

172 Nonheparinized Partial Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Repair of Traumatic Aortic Rupture
John W. Hoffman, Jr., Timothy B. Gilbert, Marcelo G. Cardarelli, Stephen W. Downing

175 How Does the Age of a Blood Sample Affect It’s Activated Clotting Time? Comparison of Eight Different Devices
Bruce Searles, Fadi Nasrallah, Edward Darling, Sarah Yarcusko

178 Comparison of Five Point-of-Care Prothrombin and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Devices Based on Age of Blood Sample
Bruce Searles, Fadi Nasrallah, Susan Graham, Ribana Blanco Lajara

182 Electronic Data Management for the Hemochron Jr. Signature Coagulation Analyzer
Bruce Searles, Fadi Nasrallah, Susan Graham, Michelle Tozer

185 The Assessment of Brain Injury with Measurement of Calcium Fluorescent Intensity of a Vital Brain Slice
Yulong Guan, Peiqing Dong, Caihong Wan, Jing Yang, Meiling He

190 Expanding Perfusion Services Through Mobile Point-of-Care Coagulation Monitoring
Ryan J. Kohtz, Alfred H. Stammers, Ryan J. Kohtz, Scott A. Kmiecik, Jeffery D. Nichols, Nancy J. Mills, Jun-Li Liu

197 The Effects of Ultrafiltration on e-Aminocaproic Acid: An In Vitro Analysis
Craig M. Petterson, Alfred H. Stammners, Ryan J. Kohtz, Scott A. Kmiecik, Jeffrey D. Nichols, Nancy J. Mills, Jun-Li Liu

203 The Effect of Controlled Aprotinin Administration Through Cardiotomy Suction during Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Jun-Li Liu, Alfred H. Stammers, Hong Zheng, Nancy J. Mills, Jeffery D. Nichols, Scott A. Kmiecik, Ryan J. Kohtz, Craig M. Petterson


Technique - How To Do It

209 CAPS - Coronary-Assisted Perfusion System
C. Ty Walker, Timothy M. Folk, Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr


Abstracts

213 - 31st International Annusal Meeting of the German Society of Perfusionists - Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kardiotechnik


Articles Of Inerest

224 Articles of Interest
Rick G. Smith


Departments

228 Letters to the Editor - The Influence of Vacuum Assisted Drainage on Arterial Line Emboli
Timothy W. Willcox, CCP; Simon J. Mitchell; MB ChB, DipDHM, PhD

231 Call for Abstracts

235 - Instructions for Authors

239 - Calendar of Events