Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology Volume 58 N 1 March 2026
L. Puis The never-ending process of adaptation.................................................... 1
K. Lung Cybersecurity as it relates to perfusion..................................................... 3
T. Rath, M. Sugden, E. Evans, K. Dana, M. Rentschler, C. Bolch, and N. H. Darban The effect of surgical field suction flow rate and venous reservoir levels on gaseous microemboli transmission...................................................................... 19
A. Saini, R. Shamah, J. Qian, K. Keane-Lerner, P. R. Morales, P. Nayi, A. Shyam,
J. Davis, M. John, H. Viamonte, and A. G Beshish Impact of early hyperoxia on outcomes during neonatal and pediatric veno-arterial extracorporeal life support........................................................................ 32
K. Gore, D. Linder Jr, J. J. M. Duque, J. Wang, C. Rudnicki, A. A. Ruiz, S. Yockelson, and B. Nossaman Incidence and pathophysiology of gastrointestinal bleeding during mechanical circulatory support: A retrospective analysis using machine learning algorithms.................................... 39
M.-H. Lee and T. Rosenthal Is continuous in-line blood gas monitoring reliable during cardiopulmonary bypass when PaO 2 and PaCO 2 are calculated rather than measured?.............................................. 43
C. Nemeh, C. Cain-Trivette, N. Schmoke, C. Varner, M. Brewer, E. Clark, H. Ream,
D. V. Chaves, T. Choudhury, S. Stylianos, W. Middlesworth, and E. W. Cheung A bedside staffing model with perfusionists for pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation( ECMO) at a high-volume center...................................................... 51
M. Raguindin, C. Bardsley, C. Bast, D. Sugrue, H. Kazmi, and A. Milkovits Evaluation of bivalirudin-based anticoagulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, including patients with COVID-19...................................................... 57
T. Benedict, R. Brownlee, C. Foley, N. Hoyer, L. Dell’ Aiera, M. Dooley, and D. Fitzgerald Initiating cardiopulmonary bypass using a dry venous line: implications and analysis.................. 65
M. Bagherinasab, S. Rezaei, A. R. Moradi, A. Jabbari, A. Noori, Z. Archer, and N. H. Darban A comparative study of the effect of slow and rapid initiation of cardiopulmonary pump on tissue oxygenation index and ischemic complications......................................... 73
M. J. Martinez, I. Berra, J. Cornelis, J. Costilla, F. Zamora, and P. G. Delucis Use of plasmapheresis during cardiopulmonary bypass in a pediatric heart transplant of a patient with Failing Fontan Physiology: first case in Argentina............................................ 79
P. Leigh, E. Harman, and S. A. Husain Perfusion strategy and surgical repair of Type A interrupted aortic arch and Type 1 aortopulmonary window: a case report................................................................ 85
J. L. C. Morales and G. K. V. Mendoza Tracheoesophageal fistula repair with veno-venous extracorporeal support and Montgomery T-tube: a case report............................................................... 90
A. M. Palmer Predictive factors for determining first-attempt success on the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion Certification Exams for graduates of a master’ s level perfusion education program.......... 95