First Time Presenter Award
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
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
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
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
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
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