Understanding alpha stat and pH stat

Faculty: Katie Faella CCP, LCP, FPP, J. Hoffman, MD, Matt Warhoover, CCP, A. Lepore, CCP

“Commentary: Taking the next step in cardiopulmonary bypass management Cardiopulmonary bypass technology continues to advance. More sophisticated monitoring strategies could be beneficial in improving the outcomes of patients for whom open heart surgery is necessary.

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a system familiar to us all. Many of us use it virtually on a daily basis while we are going about the business of performing our jobs as surgeons. Although incredible advances in perfusion science have been made during the past several decades. It has struck me in recent years that despite the advances in technology of all sorts, our current heart-lung machines still seem relatively large, complicated masses of machinery and tubing that occupy a relatively large footprint in the cardiac operating room.”

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