Title : Recent advances in extracorporeal circulation technology for better outcomes of pediatric cardiac surgery
Abstract:
Paediatric cardiac surgery is in itself very enigmatic and recently, there has been various new developments in extracorporeal circulation technology for safer, patient-centered cardiac surgery. Myocardial preservation techniques, safe temperature with duration are still debatable and yet to be fully explored. Still lot of technological challenges need to be resolved in this field with their safer application in pediatric cardiac surgery and requires further refinement. The new advancements can significantly reduce cardiopulmonary bypass circuit surface areas and prime volumes, and also these advancements could reduce the requirement for homologous red blood cells during or after surgery with reduction of bypass related hemodilution, and inflammation. This presentation by reporting new knowledge will provide information to find better management strategy for extracorporeal circulation technology for pediatric cardiac cases.
Audience Take Away Notes:
- The basics of extracorporeal circulation technology, terminologies and various new recent improvements in the field of extracorporeal circulation technology
- Recent concepts of goal-directed perfusion (GDP) Blood conservation, ultrafiltration, hypothermia, myocardial preservation in extracorporeal circulation technology.
- Further discussion on developments on the subtopics of hemodilution, inflammatory activation, coagulation, and new type of paediatric oxygenators.
- This lecture is intended to provide pertinent information over extracorporeal circulation technology developments to cardiac surgical specialists
