The field of pediatric mechanical circulatory support with ventricular assist devices has lagged significantly behind that of adult patients. However, there is increasing attention on the emerging field of pediatric ventricular assist device support. In this review, part of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society/Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Joint Consensus Statement on Mechani...

The Surgical Research Laboratory at Sinai Hospital of Detroit has as its primary goal the development of mechanical and biological technics for augmenting or replacing the function of a damaged heart. Scientific contributions from our group include the development of a cardiac pacemaker, a method for electronic control of bladder evacuation, technics for chronic stimulation of nerves, and a met...

Ever increasing demand in modulation and integration of microfluidic devices, new and advanced fabrication method are required for expanding their capability in microfluidic researches. We report threedimensional (3D) printing technique for producing microfluidic modules and their assembly into functional microfluidic devices for non-expert users.

In patients with medically refractory heart failure or cardiogenic shock, both temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support devices can be used to cardiac circulation. Both transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) transesophageal (TEE) are widely available, relatively noninvasive, avoid radiation exposure. Thus, is an invaluable tool that provides vital information aiding in preprocedure ev...

Patient-ventilator synchrony is a common problem with all patients actively triggering the mechanical ventilator. In many cases synchrony can be improved by vigilant adjustments by the managing clinician. However, in most institutions clinicians are not able to spend the time necessary to ensure synchrony in all patients. Proportional assist ventilation (PAV) and neurally adjusted ventilatory a...