The PerfWeb Podcast

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #30 — Common Problems of the ICU Patient. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy — Perfusion

Super lecture and discussion around management of the Critical Care Unit patient. Common problems if the ICU patient. What is the role of the CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy).

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #30 — Management of Common Electrolyte Disturbances — Perfusion

Intensivist, Juan Carlos Zubieta, MD discusses common electrolyte disturbances seen in the critical care unit patient and how to address these for improved patient outcomes. Dr. Zubieta discusses how to calculate correction dosing to achieve electrolyte homeostasis and why this is important.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #30 — Extracorporeal Life Support Bridge ECMO for Pulmonary Hypertension — Perfusion

Dr. Juan Carlos Zubieta, and perfusionists Rebecca Bolkavac and Joe Basha discuss ECMO as a bridge to transplant for patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #29 —Ventricular Assist Device VADs The Good, Bad and Ugly— Perfusion

Dominic Cappolletti, CCP lectures and discusses the current state of Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts. Our experienced panel participates in the discussions and share their collective experiences.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #29 —Sublingual Sidestream Dark Field SDF Imaging— Perfusion

Keshen Mathura, M.D., PhD, founder, developer and chief science officer of MicroVision Scan, Inc, a device that uses Side-stream Dark Field Imaging (SDF) to view, in real time, the capillary bed and flow through the microcirculation.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #29 —Recirculation on VV ECMO. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation— Perfusion

Excellent presentation and discussion of recirculation in your V-V ECMO circuit. Single or double cannulation techniques and learn how increased flows and volume changes can affect the amount of recirculation and thus, the effectiveness of your Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #28 — Metabolic Alkalosis – Definition, etiology and treatment — Perfusion

John Ingram, CCP gives an excellent review on metabolic alkalosis and how it is treated in the critical care unit. John describes the etiology, clinical significance of and also the degree to which this finding is understood and treated.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #28 — Long Term Outcomes After Off Pump Versus On Pump - Perfusion Education — Perfusion

Excellent discussion and review of opinions and data from key opinion leaders in the area of cardiac surgery. Discussions about patient outcomes, safety, effectiveness, advantages, disadvantages, appropriateness, and when an off-pump or on-pump technique should be considered.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #28 — Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) patient selection — Perfusion

ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) patient selection is a complex and often difficult decision for any healthcare provider that orders or decides on the appropriateness of ECMO therapy for their patients. Learn the absolute inclusion and exclusion criteria, but also learn from the discussions about the relative indications and contraindications from a group of ECMO leaders and experts.

Joe Basha's PerfWeb #28 — Controversies in Perfusion – 3 – Should you treat an elevated potassium. Hyperkalemia — Perfusion

Panel discussion about hyperkalemia while coming off bypass. There exists a lot of variability on how elevated potassiums are tolerated by clinicians. Hear experiences from the field on how many different practices view what too high a potassium is and how and when it gets treated prior to weaning from bypass.