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Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #14 — Optimizing Renal Replacement Therapy for Patients Who Need Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ECMO — Perfusion

This program will discuss the use of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy and debate the use of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) as continuous dialysis or as a therapy to manage and create homeostasis in the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ECMO patient.

John Ingram’s Knowledge Nuggets #1 — Vasoplegia — Perfusion

Vasoplegia

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #13 — Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in previously undiagnosed healthcare workers in NJ — Perfusion

Healthcare Workers (HCW) are exposed daily to a host of infectious diseases within the hospital and patient care environments. This program explores the risk and infection rates of HCWs to COVID-19.

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #12 — Long - Term Survival, Post - traumatic Stress, and Quality of Life post EMO — Perfusion

This program discusses the long-term effects of being on advanced life support. The program examines the psychological aspects of survivors that were maintained on artificial ventilation and circulation for lengthy durations.

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #11— Veno - Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure — Perfusion

This is a program that reviews the latest data on VV ECMO for Respiratory Failure and explores the techniques to manage oxygenation and ventilation of the patient needing extracorporeal lung support.

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #10 — SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 pandemic, “coronawar” … oops; something was forgotten — Perfusion

Tammy Sparacino Journal Club 10

A comprehensive look at the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic and where we are now, what we learned, got right, got wrong and how escalating therapy's vis a vis, ECMO helped and where we saw it failed to benefit.

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #9 — Postcardiotomy ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator: No longer a bridge to no where? — Perfusion

Tammy Sparacino Journal Club 9

Postcariotomy syndrom occurs in any cardiac surgery program. Explore the potential causes and how transitioning to ECMO as a bridge to a permanent VAD is a very realistic approach to saving the patients life.

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #8 — Postcardiotomy ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator: No longer a bridge to no where? — Perfusion

Tammy Sparacino Journal Club 8

Peripartum cardiogenic shock can happen, though infrequently, is devastating. Learn about this complex condition and hear case studies on successful outcomes with the use of ECMO.

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #7 — Obesity: A critical risk factor in the COVID-19 pandemic - Perfusion / ECMO — Perfusion

Tammy Sparacino Journal Club 7

Published data along with our own experiences with the critical risk factors affecting survival with COVID-19 when ECMO was required as a supportive therapy. Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, age.

Tammy Sparacino’s Journal Club #6 — Thromboelastography & conventional test to assess anticoagulation - extracorporeal support — Perfusion

Tammy Sparacino Journal Club

Thromboelastography Another excellent review of the use of Thromboelastography and its use during cardiac surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass to assess coagulation and better guide homologous blood and blood component transfusions.