AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY

The National Society of Perfusionists

 

Educational Opportunities
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

VOLUME 39, NUMBER 1 - MARCH 2007

 

From The Editor

“So, What Is It That You Do?”
Robert Groom

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

10 Hemoglobin Test Result Variability and Cost Analysis of Eight Different Analyzers During Open Heart Surgery
Kirti P. Patel, Gary W. Hay, Mahesh Keitheri Cheteri, David W. Holt

18 Whole Blood Thrombin: Development of a Process for Intra-Operative Production of Human Thrombin
Vijay Kumar, John R. Chapman

24 Transfusion and Bleeding in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Comparison
Kieron C. Potger, Darryl McMillan, Joanne Southwell, Terry Connolly, Kate Kingsford Smith, Mark Ambrose

31 Autologous Platelet Gel in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Effects on Surgical Wound Healing
See N. Vang, Chad P. Brady, Kevin A. Christensen, Keith R. Allen, John E. Anderson, Jack R. Isler, David W. Holt, Lynette M. Smith

39 Electrostatic Potential Generated During Extracorporeal Pump Prime Circulation Before Cardiopulmonary Bypass Initiation
Haley S. Newton, Scott D. Niles, James Ploessl, Wayne Richenbacher

43 Improving Outcomes in Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices Transferred From Outlying to Tertiary Care Hospitals
Mark B. Anderson, Eric Gratz, Raymond K. Wong, Karim Benali, Robert T.V. Kung

CASE REPORTS

49 Successful Management of a Left Ventricular Assist Device Malfunction in an Outpatient Setting
Kenneth Cournoyer, Louis Russo, Shane Froebe, Robert Groom

53 Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Glaucoma Patient
Jaswinder Singh, Rajinder Singh Dhaliwal, Debasis Das, Suvitesh Luthra, Harkant Singh

ABSTRACTS

A1 45th International Conference of the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology

DEPARTMENTS

55 Letters to the Editor

376 Instructions for Authors

380 Calendar of Events