To pump or not to pump; paediatric insulin pump efficacy

To pump or not to pump.

Coronary artery bypass grafting is performed on the beating heart and thus requires the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. To avoid the complications associated with cardiopulmonary bypass, off-pump bypass (OPB) is viewed as a desirable alternative. Technological advancements have made OPB a viable option in an expanding population of patients. As a result, the number of OPB surgeries performed ann...

Cardiogenic shock: to pump or not to pump?

Cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction still has a grim prognosis, with a mortality rate of 50%. Over the last 10 years a steady reduction in mortality has been observed, which is mainly attributed to the increase of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for reperfusion. Another method considered to improve mortality is the use of intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) for m...

Insulin Pump Class: Back to the Basics of Pump Therapy.

Insulin Pump Software Certification

The insulin pump is a safety-critical embedded medical device used for treatment of type 1 and insulin treated type 2 diabetes. Malfunction of the insulin pump will endanger the user’s life. All countries impose some regulation on the sale and use of medical devices. The purpose of such regulation is to protect the public by imposing standards of safety for medical devices, including insulin pu...

It's not the pump, it's how you use the pump!

The authors used a clever and inexpensive method to confirm the conclusions previously described by Wake Forest University investigators, who used vastly more expensive techniques in animals and human models: namely, the source of lipid microemboli during cardiac surgery are largely derived from the return of cardiotomy suction blood and, to a lesser extent, cell saver treated blood (1,2). The ...