ANESTHESIA (17 July, 2017 Monday / 10:00 - 12:00)

Anesthesia: Bleeding & Coagulation
10:00 – 10:40

Stop the bleeding! Monitoring of the coagulation system intra-operatively and the use of blood product protocols during congenital cardiac surgery should be a standard of care

  • Pro: Nina Guzzetta, US
  • Con: David Faraoni, Canada
  • Rebuttals & Panel Discussion
10:40 – 11:00 Do anti-fibrinolytic drugs improve outcomes in children having congenital cardiac surgery?
Michael Eaton, US
11:00 – 11:20 What’s new to help stop bleeding in the cardiac operating room?
Philip Arnold, UK
11:20 – 11:40 Balance of bleeding on ECMO and VAD
Warwick Ames, US
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion