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Education
ECMO Oxygenator Clots
Virchow’s triad of stasis, vascular damage, and hypercoagulability contribute to thrombosis. Although patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are usually…
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Education
ECMO Hand Crank
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has a few basic parts: an inflow (“drainage”) cannula, mechanical blood pump, membrane oxygenator, heat exchanger,…
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Education
RK.md’s Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Reference Sheet
As a follow-up to my perioperative and critical care reference sheet, I’ve created a similar one for mechanical circulatory support…
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Education
What’s A Hemolung RAS?
The Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS) is an investigative extracorporeal carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (ECCO2R) therapy. This system uses a…
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Podcast
Episode 009 – Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Devices
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated with each passing year. In this episode, I’ll briefly…
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Education
GI Bleeding With LVADs
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are gaining more traction in the world of heart failure primarily as a bridge-to-transplantation or…
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Education
What Is VA-ECMO?
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) used as a bridge to recovery, transplant, or…
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PGY-6 (Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
Surgical Steps In CentriMag Biventricular Assist Device (BiVAD) Placement
CentriMag devices are implanted for acute right and/or left-sided circulatory support but often times used for extended periods of time…
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PGY-6 (Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
Surgical Steps In HeartMate 3 LVAD Placement
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) like the HeartMate 3 are routinely being implanted as a mechanical circulatory bridge-to-transplant (BTT) or…
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Education
ProtekDuo® Veno-Venous Cannula
The ProtekDuo® veno-venous (V-V) dual lumen cannula permits a form of extracorporeal mechanical circulatory support using an oxygenator and, when…
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