new procedure being described which involves deliberately preventing blood from passing through the chambers and valves of the heart. In some of these operations, when considerable time is required for their completion, a partial solution has been found in the employment of by-pass techniques. These methods demand extensive vascular surgery to connect the apparatus to the patient, and large vol...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to estimate how long cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be extended with acceptable results. DESIGN Review of consecutive adult in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation patients without return of spontaneous circulation in 10 mins and with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation re...

dialysis before emergency surgery in a patient treated with dabigatran. Br J Anaesth 2013; 111: 776–7 2 Wanek MR, Horn ET, Elapavaluru S, Baroody SC, Sokos G. Safe use of hemodialysis for dabigatran removal before cardiac surgery. Ann Pharmacother 2012; 46: e21 3 Chang DN, Dager WE, Chin AI. Removal of dabigatran by hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis 2013; 61: 487–9 4 Singh T, Maw TT, Henry BL, et a...

BACKGROUND The traditional systemic heparinization used for anticoagulation in extracorporeal therapies may cause fatal complications in animals at risk of bleeding. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES To develop and validate a protocol of regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) for intermittent hemodialysis in dogs. ANIMALS A total of 172 dogs treated with hemodialysis for acute kidney injury. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) systems have gained clinical appeal as supplemental therapy in the treatment of acute and chronic respiratory injuries with low tidal volume or non-invasive ventilation. We have developed an ultra-low-flow ECCO2R device (ULFED) capable of operating at blood flows comparable to renal hemodialysis (250 mL/min). Comparable operating conditi...