We use past accomplishments as shields to hide our present weaknesses. An achievement should be commended, but its worth is fleeting. It is valuable in the present, but loses value in each passing day. We must constantly work to surpass our former selves. Yesterday’s best is only today’s...
of medical safety that there were not many options for pediatric membrane oxygenators. When a conventional membrane oxygenator for adults is used for a low weight patient, the blood velocity is slow because of its large priming volume, so that the gas transfer rate is low. Additionally, the ...