Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- understand the basic circulatory physiology behind extracorporeal circulation
- recognize the various parts of the heart-lung machine
- be able to watch the function of the heart-lung machine during open heart surgery
- understand the principles and techniques of myocardial protection
- familiarize with the basic mechanical circulatory support techniques (intraaortic balloon pump, ECMO, VAD, etc).
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course syllabus is the following:
1. Use of vents in cardiopulmonary bypass
2. Complications of cardiopulmonary bypass
3. Technical complications in extracorporeal circulation
4. Blood conservation strategies
5. End-organ protection
6. Circulatory arrest - cerebral protection
7. Intraaortic balloon pump
8. Mechanical circulatory support
9. Principles of ECMO
10. Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circulation (MiECC)
11. Principles of pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass
12. Clinical scenarios in cardiopulmonary bypass
Additional bibliography for study
1. Αναστασιάδης, Χ. Φορούλης, Π. Αντωνίτσης, Π. Τόσιος, Γ. Ταγαράκης, Γ. Καραπαναγιωτίδης. ΚΑΡΔΙΟΘΩΡΑΚΟΧΕΙΡΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ, University Studio Press, 2022, ISBN 978-960-12-2574-62.
2. Φορούλης ΧΝ, Παπακωνσταντίνου Χ. Θωρακοχειρουργική Β΄ Έκδοση. Θεσσαλονίκη: University Studio Press, 2020
3. Cohn LH (ed.) Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2008.
4. Selke FW, del Nido PJ, Swanson SJ (eds.) Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 8th ed. Saunders Philadelphia, 2010.