The current gold standard of cardiac surgical myocardial protection is the administration of cardioplegia. The optimal temperature of the cardioplegia solution is a topic of debate. Early cardioplegic methods used cold crystalloid solutions to induce and maintain cardiac arrest during heart surgery. Although hypothermia has the advantage of decreasing myocardial oxygen demand, it has been criticized for impairing the homeostatic processes of the myocardium. Normothermic or warm-blood cardioplegia provides a metabolically balanced milieu for the myocardium and helps in the resuscitation of energy-depleted myocardium. This activity reviews the indications, contraindications, outlines the role of warm blood cardioplegia, and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in evaluating and treating patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/31297
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adult Cardiac, All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Congenital Cardiac, Critical Care, General Surgery