
Quick Reference: Cerebral Oximetry with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
Cerebral Oximetry with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)

Quick Reference: Tirofiban (Aggrastat®) Protocol for HIT
Tirofiban (Aggrastat®) Protocol for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Quick Reference: Cold Agglutinins
Unexpected cold agglutination is normally only observed in the cardioplegia administration set. There are two basic options for cardioplegia as follows: Continuous warm retrograde or antegrade cardioplegia: keeping both the body and cardioplegia temperatures at 35 degrees C. Warm crystalloid wash-out followed by cold crystalloid cardioplegia: Most effective if bicaval cannulation is used. …