Award winners of 2015 in Krakow, Poland

First Time Presenter Award

Karin
Sponsored by Medtronic Europe S.A.

THE INFLUENCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE INSUFFLATION ON HEPARIN POTENCY AND THROMBIN FORMATION DURING OPEN HEART SURGERY: AN IN VITRO STUDY

Karin A.M. Gorter, Marco C. Stehouwer, Bart P. van Putte, Eline A. Vlot, Rolf T. Urbanus
St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Department of Extracorporeal Circulation, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

Perfusion Safety Award

Laura
Sponsored by SORIN Group

AUTOLOGOUS RETROPRIMING IN PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY: EFFECTS ON INTRAOPERATIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSION

Laura Ressia*, Simona Tani**, Marco Pesce**, Giuseppe Squillaci**, Elena Ribera**, Francesco Grasso*, Franco Lerzo*
Giannina Gaslini Children’s Hospital
*Anaesthesia Intensive Care Unit Department, ** Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Genova, Italy

Neonatal and Infant Perfusion Award

Kyrylo

Sponsored by TERUMO Europe N.V.

MODULATION OF THE HEMOGLOBIN–OXYGEN RELATIONSHIP DURING CPB IN NEONATES OPERATED ON USING AUTOLOGOUS UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD

Kyrylo Chasovskyi, S. Kuzmenko, V. Zhovnir, I. Yemets

Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center, Perfusiology, Anaesthesiology, Surgery, Kyiv, Ukraine

Most Original Paper Award

Erich

Sponsored by MAQUET Cardiopulmonary A.G.

COMPARISON OF MICROCIRCULATION DURING MECC AND COVENTIONAL ECC WITH COMPUTER CAPILLAROSCOPY IN AORTIC VALVE SURGERY: A COMPARATIVE MULTICENTER STUDY

Erich Gygax, T. Averina*, R. Muratov*, G. Shamsiev*, D. Khinchagov*, H. Jenni, B. Winkler, L. Bockeria*, T. Carrel

University Hospital Bern, Clinic for cardiovascular Surgery, Berne, Switzerland. Bakoulev Center Moskow*, Moskow, Russia

Best Perfusionist Paper Award

Cristina

Sponsored by FECECT

OPTIMIZATION OF EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION IN CARDIAC SURGERY: THE HEART OF THE MATTER

Cristina Biagioli, F. Ippoliti, F. Piscioneri, A. Capelli, H. Milani, R. Mioli, S. Missiaggia, G. Carriero, L. Tritapepe
Umberto I General Hospital “Sapienza” University of Rome, Department of cardiovascular, respiratory, nephrologic and geriatric sciences – Cardiac Surgery Unit, Rome, Italy

Best Paper Award

Serena

Sponsored by FECECT

LONG-TERM HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT IN ADULT RESPIRATORY FAILURE PATIENTS

Serena O’Brien*, E. Carton*, G. Fealy**
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital*, University College Dublin**, Intensive care unit*, School of Nursing**, Dublin, Ireland