AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL TECHNOLOGY

The National Society of Perfusionists

 

Educational Opportunities
The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

Volume 41, Number 3 - September 2009

FROM THE EDITOR

125 Journey from Technician to Professional
Robert C. Groom

GUEST EDITORIAL

133 A Conversation with the Richmonds on Their 30 Years of Service with the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
David A. Palmer, Linda B. Mongero

REVIEW ARTICLE

140 Perfusion Preservation of the Donor Heart: Basic Science to Pre-Clinical
Andrew L. Rivard, Robert Gallegos, Irene M. Ogden, Richard W. Bianco

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

149 Clinical Effi cacy of Two-Phase Leukocyte Filtration in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization with Cardiopul monary Bypass
Serdar Gunaydin, Thomas Modine, Tamer Sari, Yaman Zorlutuna, Terence Gourlay

157 Soluble Fibrin Monomer Complex and Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Ryan Bonk, Cody Trowbridge, Alfred Stammers, Myra Klayman, Molly Marko, Nicholas Brindisi, James Pezzuto

161 An In Vitro Study of the Effectiveness of Carbon Dioxide Flushing of Arterial Line Filters
Roland Ryan Beckman, Carl Gisner, Ed Evans

166 Gaseous Microemboli in a Pediatric Bypass Circuit with an Unprimed Venous Line: An In Vitro Study
Andrea Hudacko, Alicia Sievert, Joseph Sistino

172 A 2007 Survey of Extracorporeal Life Support Members: Personnel and Equipment
Robin G. Sutton, Amy Salatich, Briana Jegier, David Chabot

CASE REPORT

180 Concomitant Repair of Mitral Valve Papillary Muscle Rupture and Tricuspid Valve Avulsion in a Pediatric Patient after a Motor Vehicle Collision
Ashley Hodge, Geoff Forbus, Tain Yen Hsia

TECHNIQUE ARTICLE

183 Anesthetic Vaporizer Mount Malfunction Resulting in Oxygenation Failure after Initiating Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Specifi c Recommendations for the Pre-Bypass Checklist
Nischal K. Gautam, Michael L. Schmitz, Luis M. Zabala, Michael W. White, Wesley A. Mckamie, Alyssa Lutz, Charles E. Johnson

DEPARTMENTS

187 Instructions for Authors

191 Calendar of Events