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