Linda B. Mongero, BS, CCP Emeritus, Publishes “A Survey of Women in the...
The Research Abstract A 2011 survey was distributed to all female perfusionists in the United States, suggesting that they share the same difficulties as women in the labor force. Over the last ten years, women’s role in society has drastically...
Research Shows Hospitals Who Publish Have Better Results
The primary function of a hospital is to provide direct patient care. They also educate future healthcare providers, collaborate in their communities to address public health issues, and conduct clinical or laboratory research. However, the value of published research isn’t...
Multi-Institutional Analysis of 505 COVID-19 Patients Supported with ECMO:...
On February 18, 2022, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery published an important manuscript titled: “Multi-institutional Analysis of 505 COVID-19 Patients Supported with ECMO: Predictors of Survival”. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical experience in 505 patients...
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP, to Present Abstract at AATS 2022
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP, will present an abstract on the Variation in Survival Over Time in Patients with COVID-19 Supported with ECMO: A Multi-institutional analysis of 471 consecutive COVID-19 patients supported with ECMO across 55 centers in...
Improve Your Patient Blood Management Program with Autotransfusion
There are twenty-one million blood components transfused every year in the United States. Autotransfusion is a rapid solution when a patient needs blood quickly, and it reduces the risk of infection and serious disease. It’s also a cheaper and safer...
Blood Shortage Gets National Attention
COVID-19 caused overwhelming challenges to providing adequate medical care to patients, including a decline in donor turnout, blood drive cancellations, and staffing challenges. As a result, we’re experiencing the worst blood shortage in over a decade, which the American Red...
SpecialtyCare Leads ECMO Training at Swedish Hospital
To continue highlighting ECMO Appreciation Week, we want to raise awareness for the importance of this profession and the impact these teams have on patient care every single day. Recently, SpecialtyCare provided 2.5 days of didactic instruction along with hands-on...
The Effect of COVID-19 on Adult Cardiac Surgery
The Effect of COVID-19 Adult Cardiac Surgery in the United States in 717,103 Patients Abstract: The purpose of this research study was to analyze the effect of COVID-19 Adult Cardiac Surgery in 717,103 patients across the United States. Johns Hopkins...