SpecialtyCare Resources

We continue to be proud of the work our team completes every year. SpecialtyCare is dedicated to supporting and developing the next leaders and those wishing to enter the field. Below, you will find a list of resources that have been crafted with the dedication, expertise, and precision of some of SpecialtyCare’s very own. The impressive list of peer-reviewed publications, published abstracts, and presentations is expected to grow every year, and we congratulate all those who have contributed their time and effort. 

Peer-Reviewed Original Science Publications

  1. Stammers AH, Tesdahl EA, Mongero LB, Stasko A. The effect of various blood management strategies on intraoperative red blood cell transfusion in first time coronary artery bypass graft patients. Perfusion. 2020;35:217-226.
  2. Jacobs JP, Stammers AH, St Louis J, Hayanga JWA, Firstenberg MS, Mongero LB, Tesdahl EA, Rajagopal K, Cheema FH, Coley T, Badhwar V, Sestokas AK, Slepian MJ. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Treatment of Severe Pulmonary and Cardiac Compromise in Coronavirus Disease 2019: Experience with 32 Patients. ASAIO J. 2020 Jul;66(7):722-730. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001185. PMID: 32317557. 
  3. Gunaydin S, Stammers AH. Perioperative management of Covid-19 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion. 2020; 35:465-73.
  4. Stammers AH, Tesdahl EA, Mongero LB, Patel K. The Effect of antifibrinolytic use on intraoperative autotransfusion: results from a national registry of surgical procedures. J ExtraCorp Tech. 2020;52:182-90.
  5. Stammers AH, Francis SG, Miller R, Nostro A, Tesdahl EA, Mongero LB. Application of goal-directed therapy for the use of concentrated antithrombin for heparin resistance during cardiac surgery. Perfusion.
  6. Stammers AH, Tesdahl EA, Mongero LB, Patel KP, Petersen CC, Vucovich JA, Jacobs JP.  Zero-Balance Ultrafiltration during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated with Decreased Urine Output. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2021 Mar;53(1):27-37. doi: 10.1182/ject-2000016.PMID:  3381460.
  7. Jacobs JP, Stammers AH, St Louis J, Hayanga JWA, Firstenberg MS, Mongero LB, Tesdahl EA, Rajagopal K, Cheema FH, Patel K, Esseghir F, Coley T, Sestokas AK, Slepian MJ, Badhwar V. Multi-institutional Analysis of 100 Consecutive Patients with COVID-19 and Severe Pulmonary Compromise Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Outcomes and Trends Over Time. ASAIO J. 2021 May 1;67(5):496-502. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001434.  PMID:  33902100. 
  8. Stammers AH, Mongero LB, Tesdahl EA, Patel KP, Jacobs JP, Firstenberg MS, Petersen C, Barletti S, Gibbs A. The assessment of patients undergoing cardiac surgery for Covid-19: Complications occuring during cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion. 2021 May 27:2676591211018983. doi: 10.1177/02676591211018983.  Online ahead of print.  PMID:  3404198. 
  9. Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Alfred H. Stammers, MSA, James D. St. Louis, MD, J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, Michael S Firstenberg, MD, Linda B. Mongero, CCP, Eric A. Tesdahl, PhD, Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD, Faisal H. Cheema, MD, Kirti Patel, CCP, Tom Coley, CCP, Anthony K. Sestokas, PhD, Marvin J. Slepian, MD, Vinay Badhwar, MD.  Multi-institutional Analysis of 200 COVID-19 Patients treated with ECMO:  Outcomes and Trends.  The Annal of Thoracic Surgery.  Accepted for publication.  In Press.
  10. Mongero LB, Stammers AH, Tesdahl EA, Jacobs JP. The development of a national quality program for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Perfusion (submitted for publication)

Published Abstracts

  1. Michael Firstenberg, Al Stammers, Courtney Petersen, Jennifer Hanna, Kirti Patel, Linda Mongero, Hani K. Najm, Jeffrey Jacobs.  Abstract Number 56:  Temporal Outcomes in Patients Supported with ECMO for COVID-19: Are We Getting Better As We Learn More? EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION 31st ANNUAL ELSO CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS.  Page 13.  Virtual Meeting:  September 25-26, 2020.
  1. Linda Mongero, Alfred Stammers, Eric Tesdahl, Kirti Patel, Courtney Petersen, Anthony Sestokas, Michael Firstenberg, Jeffrey P. Jacobs.  Abstract 22: Variation in Device Usage for COVID-19 Patients on ECMO: A Multiinstitutional Analysis of 120 Patients at 22 centers.  EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION 31st ANNUAL ELSO CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS.  Page 33.  Virtual Meeting:  September 25-26, 2020.

Presentations: 

  1. Anthony Sestokas, Bryan Wilent, Eric Tesdahl, Jeffrey Jacobs, and Jeffrey Cohen.  E-POSTER #8.  Impact of Neuromonitoring Alert Resolution on Neurologic Outcomes in Spine Surgery as a Function of Spine Region: A Review of 104,554 Procedures with Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs).  5th Annual Safety in Spine Surgery Summit 2020.  Virtual Meeting with Online CME. http://safetyinspinesurgery.com/5th-annual-safety-in-spine-surgery-summit-2020/.  Release Date: April 2020.  Expiration Date: February 2021.
  2. Michael Firstenberg, Al Stammers, Courtney Petersen, Jennifer Hanna, Kirti Patel, Linda Mongero, Hani K. Najm, Jeffrey Jacobs.  Abstract Number 56:  Temporal Outcomes in Patients Supported with ECMO for COVID-19: Are We Getting Better As We Learn More? Presented at the 31st Annual ELSO Virtual Conference.  September 25 and 26, 2020.
  3. Linda Mongero, Alfred Stammers, Eric Tesdahl, Kirti Patel, Courtney Petersen, Anthony Sestokas, Michael Firstenberg, Jeffrey P. Jacobs.  Variation in Device Usage for COVID-19 Patients on ECMO:  A Multi-institutional Analysis of 120 Patients at 22 centers.  Presented at the 31st Annual ELSO Virtual Conference.  September 25 and 26, 2020.
  4. Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Alfred H. Stammers, MSA, PBMS, CCP Emeritus, James St. Louis. MD, J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, Michael S Firstenberg, MD FAIM FACC, Linda B. Mongero, BS, CCP Emeritus, Eric A. Tesdahl, PhD, Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD, Faisal H. Cheema, MD, Tom Coley, CCP Emeritus, Vinay Badhwar, MD, Anthony K. Sestokas, PhD, Marvin J. Slepian, MD.  Experience with 46 patients with COVID-19 and Severe Pulmonary Compromise treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.  Accepted for presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA). STSA 67th Annual Meeting, Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando Resort™, Orlando, FL. November 4-7, 2020.  For presentation Thursday, November 5, 2020.  Live Program cancelled secondary to COVID-19 Pandemic.  Presented at STSA Webinar on November 5, 2020.
  5. Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Alfred H. Stammers, MSA, PBMS, CCP Emeritus, James St. Louis. MD, J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, Michael S Firstenberg, MD FAIM FACC, Linda B. Mongero, BS, CCP Emeritus, Eric A. Tesdahl, PhD, Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD, Faisal H. Cheema, MD, Kirti Patel, MPS, MPH, CCP, LP, CPBMT, Tom Coley, CCP Emeritus, Anthony K. Sestokas, PhD, Marvin J. Slepian, MD, Vinay Badhwar, MD.  Abstract Number:  925242.  Analysis of 153 consecutive patients with COVID-19 and Severe Pulmonary Compromise treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO):  Outcomes and Trends Over Time.  Presented as an oral livestream presentation at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held virtually, January 29-31, 2021.
  6. LB Mongero, AH Stammers, EA Tesdahl, C Petersen, K Patel, and JP Jacobs.  The Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in COVID-19 Patients with Severe Cardiorespiratory Failure: The Influence of Obesity on Outcomes.  Oral presentation at the 59th International Conference of the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology (AmSECT), Virtual Meeting: May 1-4, 2021.
  7. Michael S Firstenberg, Alfred H Stammers, Linda Mongero, Kirti Patel, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Courtney Petersen, Jennifer Hanna.  National (US) Experience With 210 Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Complication of COVID-19.  Presented at The American (AATS) 2021 annual meeting.  Control/Tracking Number: 2020-A-2838-AATS.  Presented at the 101st annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, April 30, 2021 – May 2, 2021, Virtual.
  8. Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, Alfred H. Stammers, MSA, PBMS, CCP Emeritus, James St. Louis. MD, J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH, Michael S Firstenberg, MD FAIM FACC, Linda B. Mongero, BS, CCP Emeritus, Eric A. Tesdahl, PhD, Keshava Rajagopal, MD, PhD, Faisal H. Cheema, MD, Kirti Patel, MPS, MPH, CCP, LP, CPBMT, Tom Coley, CCP Emeritus, Anthony K. Sestokas, PhD, Marvin J. Slepian, MD, Vinay Badhwar, MD.  Multi-institutional Analysis of 342 consecutive patients with COVID-19 treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO):  Survival is better in Younger Patients and those placed on Mechanical Ventilation Sooner.  Accepted for presentation at The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association STSA 68th Annual Meeting. at the Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia.  November 3 through 6, 2021.

 

 

 

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