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Information provided on this website is not intended to make claims that the products are safe and effective for any use other than those explicitly described in the Instructions for Use. Clinicians should refer to the Instructions for Use or Owner's Manuals for complete information on the intended use of any product mentioned in this website.

STUDY: Children's Hospital Studies New Oxygenator with Integrated Arterial Filter
Joseph Deptula, CCP, Children's Hospital, found that the CAPIOX® FX05 Oxygenator significantly reduced CPB prime volumes and surface area while reducing blood donor exposure; all without compromising patient safety.
STUDY: Pediatric Hospital Uses New Technology to Remove Gaseous Microemboli and Reduce Blood Usage
Nationwide Children's Hospital evaluated the CAPIOX FX Oxygenator with an integrated arterial filter and found it significantly reduced prime volume and GME.
ARTICLE: Mission Trip "Highlighted" by CDI 500 System
A volunteer medical team on a clinical mission trip conducted open heart surgery during a power outage, but averted serious injury due to several features of the CDI™ 500 Blood Parameter Monitoring System, according to Hayden Dando, CCP, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia.
USER'S TIP: If You Use E-mail, You Can Use An Electronic Data Management System.
Lance Fristoe, CCP, addresses perceived challenges about switching to a data management system.
USER'S TIP: The Benefits of Electronic Records
Carl Sheppard, CCP, describes how data management software has helped his practice.
CDROM: Circuit Evolution and Patient Benefits
Ben Komorowski, CCP, shares the eight year evolution of the changes in his perfusion circuit at the Orlando 2006 Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposium.
CDROM: From Science to Clinical Practice: A Synergistic Approach to Reducing Blood Loss and the Inflammatory Response
David Fallen, CCP, discuss non-pharmacologic approaches to reducing bleeding and SIRS at the Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposium in May 2006.
CDROM: Air Emboli: Source and Impact
David Stump, PhD, offers strategies to reduce the number of cerebral emboli at the March 2007 San Diego Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposium.
NEW! CDROM: The Inflammatory Response to CPB – Continued Clinical Challenges and Technological Opportunities
Terence Gourlay, PhD, shares blood management studies from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland during the Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia in Newport Beach, California in February 2010.
NEW! CDROM: Controlling SIRS: Can new technology impact outcomes?
Uwe Schonrock, CCP, discusses the use and results of a minimized circuit at Braunschweig Klinikum in Germany during his Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia presentation in Newport Beach, California in February 2010.
POWERPOINT: The Benefits of Using a Remote Pump System for Children Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
Todd Smyre, CCP, offers his findings on blood conservation using a remote mounted pump for children undergoing open heart surgery at an Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia in April 2005.
CDROM: Optimizing Pediatric Circuit Design Utilizing Terumo® Advanced Perfusion System 1
Brad Kulat, CCP, presents the "Flying V" circuit configuration as a means to reduce prime and blood usage at the 2007 Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposia Series.
CDROM: Integrating Electronic Data Management in the Clinical Practice
Vince Olshove, CCP, describes key elements for system selection, hospital involvement, implementation and support of a perfusion data management system at the 2006 Orlando Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposium.
CDROM: From T-Rex to TLink - Making your Paper Record Extinct
Lance Fristoe, CCP, shares his experience implementing a paperless perfusion record at the 2007 Orlando Optimizing Cardiac Surgery Symposium.
ABSTRACT: How Effective are Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits at Removing Gaseous Microemboli? JECT:2002;34:34-39. Stump D, et al.
This paper demonstrates how the quantity of venous air passed through a circuit differs by circuit design and manufacturer under both VAVD and gravity conditions.
ABSTRACT: Summary of Select Studies on Air Bubble Removal
Several studies indicate that gaseous microemboli in the extracorporeal circuit is a clinical concern; some demonstrate an association between GME and neurological damage or other organ failure after cardiac surgery.
ABSTRACT: A New Minimized Perfusion Circuit Provides Highly Effective Ultrasound Controlled Deairing. Artificial Organs. 2007 Mar; 31(3):215-220, Kutschka, et al.
This study compared a ROCSafe™ Hybrid Perfusion System to conventional perfusion circuit and results indicated that active venous deairing was significantly reduced compared to passive deairing on a conventional circuit.
ABSTRACT: Manufacturers' Approaches in the Development of Intelligent Multilevel Safety Systems to Assist Perfusionists During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Perfusion 2005; 20:227-232. Kriewall T.
Mr. Kriewall describes how technology advances have incorporated multiple safety levels and more intuitive interfaces in heart-lung machines citing Terumo® Advanced Perfusion System 1 as an example.
ABSTRACT: Beneficial Effects of Modern Perfusion Concepts in Aortic Valve and Aortic Root Surgery. Perfusion 2009;24: 37-44, Kutschka, et al.
In this 170-patient study, the use of the ROCSafe™ Hybrid Perfusion System was found to reduce side effects of standard extracorporeal circulation.
ABSTRACT: Aprotinin for Primary Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Multicenter Trial of Three Dose Regimens. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1996;62:1659-1668. Lemmer, et al.
The study compares high and low dose Aprotinin to low dose in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.