Packed Red Cells – Droned to Your Doorstep
By Luc Puis In a previous post on this website, we reported on the use of drones to deliver AEDs on the site of cardiac arrest. Today, we report on…
Read MorePerfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: January 3, 2023
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
Read MoreRobots in Medicine? – Yes, but Also No.
By Luc Puis Are robots taking over the world? Probably, yes, but before we reach singularity, we might use them for the betterment of humanity. Or is it already too…
Read MoreSanibel Symposium 2023
If you’re a perfusion professional looking to immerse yourself in a weekend of high-tech learning, then the 12th annual Sanibel Symposium conference is for you! The Sanibel Symposium is a…
Read MorePerfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: December 20, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
Read MorePerfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: November 22, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
Read MoreWrong Blood Transfusion from Autologous Salvaged Blood
By Luc Puis Blood from the cell saver. You can’t go wrong with that, right? Process it, label it, keep it in the operating room and administer it to a…
Read MoreExtracorporeal Circulation in Theory and Practice
By Luc Puis EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION In Theory and Practice Rudolf J. Tschaut, Molly Dreher, Ashley Walczak & Tami Rosenthal 2021, 731 pages, Hardcover, Large size ISBN 978-3-95853-545-9 It takes work…
Read MorePerfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: November 10, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
Read MorePerfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: November 2, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
Read MoreBreathable Electronic Skins – Dissolvable Pacemakers – Flying AEDs
By Luc Puis They say technological progress is unstoppable, and with the latest inventions we present to you today, we just can’t argue with that. And the good news is:…
Read MorePerfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: October 25, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
Read MoreSodium Bicarbonate Injection – USP, 8.4%, 50 mEq/50 mL Vial, 20-Count Carton by Exela Pharma Sciences: Recall – Due to Vial Breakage
By Luc Puis Exela Pharma Sciences is recalling 49 lots of Sodium Bicarbonate Injection – USP, 8.4%, 50 mEq/50 mL vial, 20count carton, because the product poses a potential safety…
Read MoreUnraveling the Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Genetic Analysis
By Luc Puis Every perfusionist knows that the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is often blamed for initiating an inflammatory reaction that can cause complications in the postoperative period. Many…
Read MoreBeating Heart – HIV-to-HIV Heart – Partial Heart
By Luc Puis Let’s talk transplantation today. Last Thursday, September 29, was International Heart Day, so let’s take heart. Three remarkable, first in-heart transplantations happened, extending life and expanding the…
Read MoreLivaNova (TandemLife) Recalls LifeSPARC System for Risk of Unintentional Extended Pump Stop During Controller Critical Failure
By Luc Puis LivaNova (TandemLife) is recalling the LifeSPARC Controller, part of the LifeSPARC System, due to a software malfunction that may trigger the device to enter Critical Failure mode—clearing…
Read MorePostage Stamp Ultrasound and Pressure Measuring Tattoos: Wearables of the Future
By Luc Puis New technology is exciting, especially when it’s something that might be potentially useful in your daily clinical practice. Everything gets smaller and smaller, but the scale of…
Read MorePlaying Cupid, an Arrow Through the Heart
By Luc Puis “How was your day, honey?” “Well, I did something really stupid, and then I was extremely lucky to survive it…” In a nutshell, this happened to a…
Read MorePerfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: September 19, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
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While Heart Disease Will Surge,
Safety in Hospitals Becomes Better
By Luc Puis There is bad news with good news and good news with bad news, just to show that there are always two (or more) sides to a story.…
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Perfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup:
September 15, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
Read MoreHow to Become a Perfusionist
Perfusionists are a rare breed, and so it’s even more difficult to know how to become one. This article talks about how to become a perfusionist in the USA.
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Perfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup:
September 7, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
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It’s a Zombie Apo(r)calypse –
Reviving Cells from Prolonged Ischemia
Scientists from Yale School of Medicine were able to revive cells from different organs after prolonged ischemia using pigs that had been without circulation for one hour and then put on ECMO.
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