AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY

The National Society of Perfusionists

 

Educational Opportunities
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

Volume 39, Number 3 - September 2007

GUEST EDITORIAL

139 Surveys and Safety in Perfusion Practice
Timothy W. Willcox and Robert A. Baker

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

142 Survey: Retrospective Survey of Monitoring/Safety Devices and Incidents of Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Cardiac Surgery in France
Jean-Mathias Charrière, Jéróˆme Pélissié, Christophe Verd, Philippe Léger, Philippe Pouard, Charles de Riberolles, Pascal Menestret, Marie-Claude Hittinger, Dan Longrois

158 Invited Commentary: RE: A Retrospective Survey of Monitoring/Safety Devices and Incidents of Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Cardiac Surgery in France
Mark Kurusz

160 Preliminary Analysis of Perfusionists’ Strategies for Managing Routine and Failure Mode Scenarios in Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Gerald Power, Anne Miller

168 Are There Benefits to a Fresh Whole Blood vs. Packed Red Blood Cell Cardiopulmonary Bypass Prime on Outcomes in Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery?
Melinda S. Valleley, Klayton W. Buckley, Kylie M. Hayes, Randall R. Fortuna, Dale M. Geiss, David W. Holt

177 Autologous Platelet Gel and Platelet-Poor Plasma Reduce Pain With Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Douglas P. Zavadil, C. Craig Satterlee, Jaime M. Costigan, David W. Holt, Valerie K. Shostrom

183 Job Analysis and Student Assessment Tool: Perfusion Education Clinical Preceptor
Jeffrey B. Riley

188 Oxygenation Failure During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Prompts New Safety Algorithm and Training Initiative
David P. Webb, Robert J. Deegan, James P. Greelish, John G. Byrne

192 Preventing Gaseous Microemboli During Blood Sampling and Drug Administration: An In Vitro Investigation
Gerard J. Myers

CASE REPORTS

199 Possible Fire Hazard Caused by Mismatching Electrical Chargers With the Incorrect Device Within the Operating Room
Martin Hargrove, Thomas Aherne

CLASSIC PAGES

201 Classic Pages of the Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology
Jeff Riley

203 Ten Common Perfusion Problems: Prevention and Treatment Protocols
Ramona Kay Schabel, Richard G. Berryessa, George A. Justison, Charles M. Tyndal, John Schumann

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES OF INTEREST

210 Scientific Articles of Interest
Rick G. Smith

DEPARTMENTS

214 Instructions for Authors

218 Calendar of Events