Medical Education and Training Within Congenital Cardiology
In February 2022, researchers from Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin (Department of Paediatric Cardiology), University College Dublin, The Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (Department of Pediatrics), East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre (Department of Pediatric Cardiology), Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (Division of Paediatric Cardiology), Groote…
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Factors Affecting the Desire for Disaster Preparedness Training in Healthcare Workers
In February 2022, researchers from the Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center within the US Department of Veterans Affairs assessed the desire of healthcare workers for additional workforce preparedness training and the factors that affect this desire. The complete manuscript by Michelle D. Balut, Claudia Der-Martirosian, and Aram Dobalian can be found in Southern Medical Journal. The…
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Healthcare Prioritarianism During the Pandemic
In January 2021, a researcher from the University of Southern Denmark, Department for the Study of Culture, discussed prioritarianism in terms of healthcare, with a particular focus on how the pandemic has shaped these views. The full article by Lasse Nielsen can be found in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Their findings are detailed below. Prioritarianism…
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Blood Autotransfusion Usage in Low-Resource Settings
In May 2022, researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Department of Global Public Health, compiled a review of information on autotransfusion use in low-resource settings, including the techniques and devices used in these settings. The complete manuscript by Maria Palmqvist, Johan Von Schreeb, and Andreas Alga can be found in BMJ Open. Their findings are summarized below. The…
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Ex vivo Liver Machine Perfusion: Applications, Promises, and Challenges
In March 2022, researchers from Ruprecht-Karls University (Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery), University of Maryland School of Medicine (Program in Transportation), and Medical University of Graz (Department of Surgery) delved deeper into the topic of Ex vivo liver machine perfusion. The complete editorial by Arash Nickkholgh, Daniel G. Maluf, and Peter Schemmer can…
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Gender Differences in Post-CABG Survival
In February 2022, researchers from University Medical Center Utrecht, University College London, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, University of Groningen, University of Montreal, Flinders Medical Center, Flinders University, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Monash University, and Curtin University explored the differences in…
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LivaNova (TandemLife) Recalls LifeSPARC System
LivaNova (TandemLife) has recalled the LifeSPARC controller, part of the LifeSPARC system, because of a software malfunction that may cause the controller’s monitoring feature to wrongly enter critical failure mode, causing the pump to stop working. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall. To date, LivaNova has received 66 complaints about the…
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The Relationship Between Diabetes and Arterial Restenosis
In February 2022, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Departments of Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology) and Federico II University (International Translation Research and Medical Education Consortium) discuss the epidemiology of restenosis and the effect of diabetes. The complete article by Scott Wilson, Pasquale Mone, Urna Kansakar, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Kwame Donkor, Ayobami Adebayo, Fahimeh…
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A Successful Technique for Laser Lead Extraction During Venoarterial ECMO Support
In September 2020, researchers from the University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, and Department of Cardiology/Electrophysiology described their technique for laser lead extraction during VA-ECMO in a 64-year-old patient. The complete manuscript by Yalin Yildirim, Johannes Petersen, Tobias Tonnis, Christian Detter, Hermann Reichenspurner, and Simon Pecha can be found in the Brazilian…
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Antibiotics and ECMO in the Adult Population—Persistent Challenges and Practical Guides
In March 2022, researchers from the University of Missouri (Department of Neurology), Society for Healthcare Innovation, and University of Pennsylvania (Departments of Neurology and Anesthesiology and Critical Care) discussed the challenges that emerge on ECMO that can jeopardize antimicrobial therapy success. The complete manuscript by Francisco Gomez, Jesyree Veita, and Krzysztof Laudankski can be found…
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The COVID-19 Impact on Cardiac Surgical Volume and Hospital Revenue
In April 2022, practitioners from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery delved further into the observed impact of COVID-19 on the number of cardiac surgeries, the financial burden, and what can be expected as institutions work on recovering. The full manuscript, written by Edgar…
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Pediatric Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Treatment With ECMO
In May 2022, researchers from the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Departments of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatric Nephrology, and New York Medical College Department of Pediatrics presented the case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) vasculitis in a pediatric patient treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The complete study by Rachel Finkel, Jesse Honig,…
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