MedicRN04

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1. does anyone's unit use CardioPAT?

   MedicRN04 replied to jbp0529's topic in CCU

   We use Albumin for volume now hespan is a thing of the past for us. Also with autotransfusing the atrium you are not only giving back HMG and HCT but also the irrigant and heparin used durring surgery. There is no filtering process for autotransfus...

2. does anyone's unit use CardioPAT?

   MedicRN04 replied to jbp0529's topic in CCU

   I work in an 11 bed CSICU we are currently researching the CardioPat. We stopped auto-transfusing the atriums about 3-4 years ago and even then we only did it in an emergency with alot of blood loss. We have for years used the "Cell-Saver" in the O...