Content

Introduction
EBCP recertification
Website
Articles
Calendar of events

Introduction

This is our second newsletter.With a new selection of recently published articles about extracorporeal technology. The contents of Perfusion will no longer appear on the newsletter, but will be published in the download section of the BelSECT website.
The calendar with events, congresses or other interesting venues can you find on our website.

If you have an interesting event, postgraduate meeting or an interesting article, please contact us.

EBCP recertification

Soon every BelSECT member with EBCP certification will receive a lettre to initiate the recertification procedure for the past three years.
If you still have questions about this subject, you can always contact the educative committee.

Website

Two new items are published on the website: we do a poll every two weeks, so submit your opinion... You can also provide some comments.
If you have questions to put online, you can always mail them to us!

There is also a new shoutbox: so, just fill in your name and a message and shout away!

Articles

We have selected some recently published articles for you. The links bring you directly to the publisher's website of the article involved. BelSECT holds no responsibility for the contents of the articles, nor does it wish to favorise any of the author’s or products mentioned.

• Calcium sensitizer agents: A new class of inotropic agents in the treatment of decompensated heart failure
  Sergio V. Perrone; Edgardo J. Kaplinsky
  International Journal of Cardiology, September 2005, vol. 103: 248-255
• Optimal pH strategy for selective cerebral perfusion
  James C. Halstead; David Spielvogel; Dieter M. Meier; Donald Weisz; Carol Bodian; Ning Zhang; Randall B. Griepp
  European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, August 2005, vol. 28: 266-273
• Monitoring activated clotting time for combined Heparin and Aprotinin application: an in vitro evaluation of a new aprotinin-insensitive test using Sonoclot
  Michael T Ganter, MD, DEAA; Seraina Dalbert; Kirk Graves, ECCP; Richard Klaghofer, PhD; Andreas Zollinger, MD; Christof K. Hofer, MD, DEAA
  Anesthesia & analgesia, August 2005; vol. 101: 308-14
• Pneumatic pulsatile ventricular assist devices in children under 1 year of age
  Brigitte Stiller; Yuguo Weng; Michael Hübler; Julia Lemmer; Nicole Nagdyman; Matthias Redlin; Peter E. Lange; Roland Hetzer
  European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, August 2005, vol. 28: 234-239
• A wet-primed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit with hollow-fiber membrane oxygenator maintains adequate function for use during cardiopulmonary resuscitation after 2 weeks on standby
  Karimova, Ann MD; Robertson, Alex ACP; Cross, Nigel ACP; Smith, Liz RSCN; O'Callagan, Maura RSCN; Tuleu, Catherine PhD; Long, Paul PhD; Beeton, Allison HND; Han, Jihong PhD; Ridout, Deborah MSc; Goldman, Allan MD; Brown, Kate MD
  Critical Care Medecine, July 2005; vol. 33: 1572-1576
• Influence of body core temperature on blood loss and transfusion requirements during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a comparison of 3 warming systems
  C.K. Hofer, MD, DEAA; M. Worn, MD; R. Tavakoli, MD; L. Sander, CRNA; M. Maloigne, MD; R. Klaghofer, PhD; A. Zollinger, MD
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 2005, vol. 129: 838-843
• Allogeneic red blood cell transfusions: efficacy, risks, alternatives and indications
  C. Madjdpour; D.R. Spahn
  British Journal of Anaesthesia , July 2005, vol. 95(1): 33-42
• Antithrombin efficiency is maintained in vitro in human plasma following dilution with hydroxyethyl starches
  Vance G. Nielsen
  Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis , July 2005, vol. 129 (4): 319-322
• The effects of high-dose heparin on inflammatory and coagulation parameters following cardiopulmonary bypass
  Domenico Paparella; Osman O. Al Radi; Qing H. Meng; Thomas Venner; Kevin Teoh; Edward Young
  Blood coagulation and Fibrinolysis, July 2005, vol. 129 (4): 323-328
• Cold influenced fluid extravasation during cardiopulmonary bypass in piglets can be counteracted by use of iso-oncotic prime
  Marit Farstad, MD; Venny Lise Kvalheim, MD; Paul Husby, MD, PhD
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, August 2005, vol. 130: 287-294

If you're not able to retrieve the full-text, you can always contact our secretary.

Calendar of events

BelSECT Educational Evenings

• 16 September 2005 : Fourth Educational Evening of BelSect
• 25 November 2005 : Fifth Educational Evening of BelSect

Congresses

You can find the calender of perfusion related events here.