Contents
Beta Blockade
David Bronheim, New York, NY, USA
Glycemic control
Hermann Mellinghoff, Koeln, Germany
Temperature management
Ian Sampson, New York, NY, USA
Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis
Mark Abel, Bronx, NY, USA
Prophylactic antibiotics
David Reich, New York, NY, USA
SCIP: Truth or Consequences?
Maria Galati, New York, NY, USA
New ACC/AHA guidelines for the Preoperative Cardiac Assessment of the Non-Cardiac Surgical patient
Joseph Szokol, Evanston, Ill, USA
Preoperative Predictors of Perioperative Morbidity
Tuula Kurki, Helsinki, Finland
What's New with Statins?
Allen Unger, New York, NY, USA
Perioperative Dental Considerations
Jeffrey Yasny, New York, NY, USA
Percutaneous Coronary Interventions – The State of the Art
Samin Sharma, New York, NY, USA
Hands-On Regional Block Workshop
Meg Rosenblatt, Andrew Rosenberg, Christina Jeng, Bob Williams
Point of Care Testing of Coagulation Status
Linda Shore-Lesserson, Bronx, NY, USA
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Norbert Huebner, Bad Rothenfeld, Germany
Activated Factor VII
Kent Rehfeldt, Rochester, MN, USA
Transfusion algorithms – Do They Work?
Gregory Nutall, Rochester, MN, USA
The Risks of Old Blood
Elliot Bennett-Guerrero, Durham, NC, USA
To Transfuse or Not Transfuse
Joseph Meltzer, New York, NY
Conclusions from the BART trial
Anne Risch, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
The Role of Serine Protease and their Inhibitors in Modern Medicine
David Royston, Harefield, UK
Hazards of the OR Environment
James Eisenkraft, New York, NY, USA
Current Status of Evoked Potential Monitoring
Andrew Rosenberg, New York, NY, USA
Cerebral Oximetry – Will it Replace Pulse Oximetry?
Christopher Troianos, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Update on Depth of Anesthesia Monitoring
Kishor Lathi, Stamford, CT, USA
Changes in CPR recommendations (and why)
Peter Schoenwald, Cleveland, OH, USA
The Patient with a Drug-Eluting Stent
John Augostides, Philadelphia, PA, USA
The Patient with Sleep Apnea
Martin Nitsun, Evanston, IL, USA
Organ Donation After Cardiac Death
Marc Popovich, Cleveland, OH, USA
Perioperative Delirium
Christopher Jankowski, Rochester, MN, USA
Pediatric Pain Management
Stelian Serban, New York, NY, USA
Update on New OB Practice Guidelines
Helene Finegold, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sepsis update
Corey Scurlock, New York, NY, USA
Mayhem in the Lung
Michael Marsh, Detroit, MI, USA
Management of Vasoplegic Syndromes
Hynek Riha, Prague, Czech Republic
New antibiotics and antifungals in the ICU
Silvester Krcmery, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Inhalational sedation in the ICU
Joachim Radke, Halle, Germany
DNR in the OR – The Ethics of Informed Refusal
James Szalados, Rochester, NY, USA
Anesthetic Considerations for Adult Ambulatory Patients
Michael Chietero, New York, NY, USA
Sedation for Adult GI Endoscopy
Lawrence Cohen, New York, NY, USA
Office Based Anesthesia Techniques
Douglas Blake, Providence, RI, USA
Anesthetic Considerations for Pediatric Ambulatory Patients
William Greeley, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Bronchoscopic U/S or EBUS use in Thoracic Surgery
Paul Waters, New York, NY, USA
Antioxidant Therapy in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery
David Amar, New York, NY, USA
Management of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
Richard Daly, Rochester, MN, USA
What's New in Pain Management Following Thoracic Surgery?
Boleslav Kosharskyy, New York, NY, USA
HFJV in Pulmonary Surgery
Miroslav Klain, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Anesthetic Management of the Patient with Heart Failure
Nancy Nussmeier, Syracuse, NY, USA
Surgical Interventions for Heart Failure
Alina Grigore, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Calcium Defects in Heart Failure
Michael Howie, Columbus, OH, USA
Myocardial Protection with Levosimendan?
Uwe Schirmer, Ulm, Germany
The Role of Calcium in Heart Failure
Michael Howie
Morphine; A Better Opioid for Cardiac Surgery?
Glenn Murphy, Evanston, Ill, USA
Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery
Arisan Ergin, Englewood, NJ, USA
Immunologic Profile of Open Heart Surgery
Martin Stritesky, Prague, Czech Republic
Inotropes in Cardiac Surgery – Where is the Evidence?
Carl-Johan Jakobsen, Aarhus, Denmark
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Marc Kanchuger, New York, NY
Mitral Valve Repair – Outcomes
Cid Quintana, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Cardiac Surgery in Geriatric Patients
Javier Castillo, New York, NY, USA
Selecting Open or Endovascular Repair for Carotid Stenosis and AAA
Peter Faries, New York, NY, USA
Management Following Major Aortic Reconstruction
Brigid Flynn, New York, NY, USA
Cardiac Surgery & Anesthesia – , Present and Future
Davy Cheng, London, Ontario, Canada
Spontaneous Hemothorax during General Anesthesia
B. Parikh
The Use of Multi-modality Simulation in the Retraining of the Physician for Medical Licensure
S. DeMaria Jr.
The Use of a Novel Intravascular Temperature Modulation Catheter for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery
A. Blitz
Use of a Novel Percutaneous Warming Catheter as a Protection Against Perioperative Hypothermia in a Porcine Model
A. Blitz
Complications of the Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation
J. Lomová
Surgical Correction of Complications Developed during Percutaneous Transcatheter Occlusion Technique of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
H. K. Kabukcu
A Case Report: A-V Fistula after Insertion of Central Venous Catheter
N. Sahin
Total Airway Obstruction with Topical Anesthesia
T. Chiang
Complicated Airway Management in a Postoperative Patient with an Unstable Cervical Spine and a Difficult Airway
T. Mooney
Intensive Insulin Therapy for Tight Glycemic Control in Cerebral Ischemia – How Tight does it need to be?
S. Shaikh
Compartment Syndrome Following Heparin and TPA for Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
S. Shaikh
Comparison of Intraoperative Earlobe and Forehead Pulse Oximetry Monitoring in Vascular Surgery Patients
P. Rubin
Hepatic Metastasectomy for Soft-tissue Sarcomas
M. Peiper
Cystatin C – A Fast and Reliable Marker to Predict Glomerular Filtration Rate in Renal Disease
E. Bölke
Three-dimensional Echocardiography: A Useful Tool in the Diagnosis of an Unroofed Coronary Sinus
R. Garcia-Villanueva
Is an Increase in Lactate Concentration Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction after Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
T. Badr
Safe Extubation of a Patient While Receiving Inhaled Epoprostenol after Implantation of Ventricular Assist Device
M. Shapiro