Explore research, insights, and developments in perfusion practice.
A national Medicare study shows rising ECMO use in infarct-related cardiogenic shock and explains why claims-based mortality comparisons cannot establish treatment effects.
A review of bloodless medicine connects anemia treatment, perfusion blood conservation, and individualized consent, with an update to current religious guidance.
A 60-patient randomized trial found less drainage and fewer red-cell transfusions with topical TXA mist after on-pump CABG, with important safety and reporting limits.
A systematic review of 31 studies examines cell and extracellular-vesicle therapies during organ perfusion, highlighting the gap between biomarkers and transplant function.
A retrospective redo aortic surgery study compares aortic and innominate CPB inflow, with similar observed outcomes and important limits on equivalence claims.
The AHA statement connects surgical, anesthesia, and perfusion decisions during aortic repair, cerebral protection, circulatory arrest, and distal perfusion.
A small CABG cohort found similar early recovery after prior asymptomatic COVID-19 but more postoperative complications, with important limits on timing conclusions.
An expert commentary explains the 2026 AATS approach to HIT testing, anticoagulation, and extracorporeal support after cardiac surgery.
A case report describes VA-ECMO and Impella support after suspected medication-related cardiac arrest during treatment for neurosyphilis-associated super-refractory status epilepticus. Combined circulatory support and
A prospective study of 94 CABG patients linked coronary sinus lactate above 3 mmol/L five minutes after reperfusion with more treated postoperative atrial fibrillation.
In 691 aortic surgery patients, post-bypass blood pressure and shock indices tracked 30-day mortality; exploratory thresholds require external validation.
A 155-pair study links miniAVR with fewer stroke/TIA events, but rare outcomes, residual confounding, and unequal follow-up limit causal conclusions.
