9th Annual Update on Cardiopulmonary Bypass

An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
March 14-19, 2004

Snowmass Village Resort
Snowmass, Colorado

Thursday, March 18, 2004

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Economic Challenges to Cardiac Perioperative Practice
Moderators: GP Gravlee/W Greeley

7:00 - 7:45 am National Trends versus Regional Differences in Cardiac Economics
  • GP Gravlee
7:45 - 8:15 am Surgical Economic Challenges and Solutions
  • B Lytle
8:15 - 8:45 am Perfusion Pressures
  • JM Toomasian
8:45 - 9:15 am Anesthesiology Shortages and Financials for Heart Disease
  • WJ Greeley
9:15 - 9:45 am Discussion

Blood Usage Costs and Outcomes for Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: SC Body / L Shore-Lesserson

4:00 - 4:30 pm Historical Review of Blood Banking for Surgery
  • CD Mazer
4:30 - 5:00 pm Pro/Con
Limits of Hematocrit: How Low is too Low
  • BD Spiess / RA Jonas
5:00 - 5:30 pm How to Deal with Blood Costs and Shortages
  • A DeAnda
5:30 - 6:00 pm Future Advances in Blood Banking
  • BD Spiess
6:00 - 6:30 pm Oxygen Therapeutics
  • CD Mazer
6:30 - 6:45 pm Discussion

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