Pulmonary Vascular Endothelialitis, Thrombosis, and Angiogenesis in Covid-19
In our small series, vascular angiogenesis distinguished the pulmonary pathobiology of Covid-19 from that of equally severe influenza virus infection. The universality and clinical implications of our observations require further research to define.
Thrombosis and coagulopathy in COVID-19 patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
The purpose of this editorial is to briefly discuss COVID19-associated procoagulant and anticoagulant states in the context of ECMO support.
Assessing the Collateral Damage of the Novel Coronavirus: A Call to Action for the Post-COVID-19 Era
This paper explores the contemporary issues impacting healthcare resources during the pandemic and makes recommendations for identifying an appropriate balance of their use to optimize patient care.
Post-Discharge Cardiac Care in the Era of Coronavirus 2019: How Should We Prepare?
The objectives of this report are to describe the current status of post-acute cardiac care in Canada and to provide suggestions regarding the steps that policymakers and health care organizations can take to achieve preparedness in this area to reduce care fragmentation in the postCOVID-19 era.
Intraoperative Plasma Transfusion Volumes and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
In patients undergoing cardiac surgery who received intraoperative plasma transfusion, higher plasma transfusion volumes were associated with inferior clinical outcomes.
Turning Things Around: The Role of Prone Positioning in the Management of Acute Respiratory Failure After Cardiac Surgery
Prone positioning can be considered for the treatment of ARF after cardiac surgery to improve short-term respiratory conditions and possibly facilitate ECMO weaning.
Do Perioperative Protocols of Enhanced Recovery after Cardiac Surgery Improve Postoperative Outcome?
We conclude that FT or ERAS improve postoperative outcomes including length of stay and pain control, without increasing morbidity, mortality or readmission.
Consolidated Quality Improvements Following Benchmarking with Cardiothoracic Surgery Registries—a Systematic Review
The selected studies acknowledged that benchmarking of data against registries was used for a focused and methodologically organized improvement in cardiothoracic departments.
Effect of Preoperative Education and ICU Tour on Patient and Family Satisfaction and Anxiety in the Intensive Care Unit after Elective Cardiac Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Providing comprehensive preoperative information about ICU to elective cardiac surgical patients improved patient and family satisfaction levels and may decrease patients’ anxiety levels.
Massive Pulmonary Embolism: Embolectomy or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation?
Although surgical embolectomy continues to be the initial treatment of choice in massive pulmonary embolism with contraindications or failed fibrinolysis, the use of ECMO in these high-risk patients provides an important tool in managing this often fatal condition.
Intra-Operative Hyperoxia and the Risk of Delirium in Elderly Patients after Cardiac Surgery
We conclude that CBP hyperoxia episodes may be a risk factor associated with the occurrence of postoperative delirium.
Clinical Application of a New Ternary Polymer, SEC-1 coat™, for Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits: a Prospective Randomized Pilot Study
SEC-1 coat™ for cardiopulmonary bypass circuits have good biocompatibility with regard to platelet preservation and in terms of attenuating inflammatory reaction or coagulation activation during pediatric cardiac surgery.