Cardiothoracic Critical Care

Reading Time: 5 minutes Fraser Mackay helps you identify and fix recirculation of blood on VV-ECMO in this post!

Reading Time: 3 minutes VSD is an uncommon but morbid mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. Here’s what you should know about it!

Reading Time: 5 minutes Check out Dr. McCloskey’s review of the ADVANCE Trial, comparing the old and new models of LVADs.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Some parameters on an LVAD are simple and easy to understand, but the pulsatility index can be more challenging. Dr. McCloskey breaks it down for us in this post.

Reading Time: 8 minutes ECMO can be intimidating, but it’s actually pretty simple! Here is Dr. Fraser Mackay’s breakdown of VV-ECMO.

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your options for monitoring the anticoagulation in ECMO patients? Check them out in this post.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Dr. Colin McCloskey discusses vasoplegia, a consequence of cardiopulmonary bypass, and gives us some ways to treat it.

Reading Time: 4 minutes ECGs in LVAD patients may still have some value. Check out this guest post from Dr. Andrew Phillips about what to look for in one of these ECGs!

Reading Time: 7 minutes An excellent review of LVAD specific infections was recently published by Qu and colleagues. Here are the highlights.

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can you manage anticoagulation for patients on ECMO? Check out this post to learn more!