Organiser: A Wahba, Trondheim
Session 1: Minimized Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Moderators: A Wahba, Trondheim
| 09:00 | OPCAB vs MECC - is there a difference | V Mazzei, Messina |
| 09:20 | Complex surgery using minimized extracorporeal circulation | A Liebold, Rostock |
| 09:40 | Use of cell saver: pros and cons | G Asimakopoulos, Bristol |
| 10:00 | Coffee |
Session 2: Basic Science in Perfusion
Moderators: M Karck, Heidelberg; A Liebold, Rostock
| 10:30 | Augmenting venous return in minimal invasive heart surgery | L K von Segesser, Lausanne |
| 10:50 | Complications of vacuum assisted drainage | J Horisberger, Lausanne |
| 11:20 | Portable CPS during normothermic cardiac arrest | S Tisherman, Pittsburgh |
| 11:40 | Hypothermic Preservation for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest | S Tisherman, Pittsburgh |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
Session 3: Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Non-Cardiac Surgery
Moderators: D Birnbaum, Regensberg; J Horisberger, Lausanne
| 13:00 | Perfusion strategies in thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery | M A Schepens, Nieuwegein |
| 13:30 | Perfusion strategies in pulmonary endarterectomy | D Jenkins, Cambridge |
| 14:00 | Selective cerebral perfusion in aortic surgery | M Karck, Heidelberg |
| 14:30 | Coffee |
Session 4: Left Heart Assist
Moderators: A Fiane, Oslo; D Jenkins, Cambridge
| 15:00 | Short term heart assist with impeller pumps | H Graneldt, Linkoping |
| 15:20 | Levosimendan in reduced left ventricular function | D Nordhaug, Trondheim |
| 15:40 | Long term heart assist with impeller pumps | A Fiane, Oslo |
| 16:00 | Adjourn |