SIMULTANEOUS BREAKFAST SESSIONS

TUESDAY, April 19, 1988, 6:45 A.M.

(A) BLOOD CONSERVATION (Century Room)

Moderator: Delos M. Cosgrove, III, M.D.

AIDS Risk: Risk to the Patient, Risk to the Doctor

Donald Abrams, M.D., San Francisco, California

The Role of Desmopressin

Robert L. Thurer, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts

Techniques for Interoperative Blood Salvage

Hartzell V. Schaff, M.D., Rochester, Minnesota

Preoperative Predictors of Transfusion Requirements

Delos M. Cosgrove, III, M.D., Cleveland, Ohio

(B) MUSCLE FLAPS: WHEN AND WHERE TO USE THEM (Westside Room)

Moderator: Peter C. Pairolero, M.D., Rochester, Minnesota

Infected Median Sternotomy Wounds

Joseph E. Miller, Jr., M.D., Atlanta, Georgia

Chest Wall Tumors

Geoffrey M. Graeber, M.D., Washington, D.C.

Pleural Space Infection

Peter C. Pairolero, M.D., Rochester, Minnesota

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 1988, 6:45 A.M.

(C) CARDIACASSIST DEVICES AND STRATEGIES (Century Room)

Moderator: Larry W. Stephenson, M.D., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Mechanical Assist Device: A Review

William S. Pierce, M.D., Hershey, Pennsylvania

Centrifuge Pumps for Cardiac Assist

George J. Magovern, M.D., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Piggyback Hearts: An Unusual Indication for Cardiac Assist

Bruno Reichart, M.D., Cape Town, Republic of South Africa

Skeletal Muscle Pumps for Potential Cardiac Assist

Larry W. Stephenson, M.D., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

(D) TRANSPLANTATION: PRACTICAL ASPECTS (Westside Room)

Moderator: Joel D. Cooper, M.D., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Richard M. Peters, M.D., San Diego, California

Thomas Petty, M.D., Denver, Colorado