Prognostic Significance of Arterial Lactate Levels at Weaning from Postcardiotomy Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Increased arterial lactate levels at the time of weaning from postcardiotomy VA-ECMO increases significantly the risk of hospital mortality. Arterial lactate may be useful in guiding optimal timing of VA-ECMO weaning.
Impact of Cerebral Perfusion on Outcomes of Aortic Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis
For patients without aortic dissection and who require more than 30 minutes of circulatory arrest, optimal cerebral protection strategies are deep hypothermia with either antegrade or retrograde cerebral perfusion and moderate hypothermia with antegrade cerebral perfusion.
Can Preoperative C-Reactive Protein Predict Bleeding After On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?
Our findings suggested that preoperative CRP concentration independently correlated with postoperative bleeding volume within 24 hours and that it could be a new potential coagulation biomarker for patients undergoing CABG surgery.
Social Media Improves Cardiothoracic Surgery Literature Dissemination: Results of a Randomized Trial
Social media highlights of scholarly literature via TSSMN Twitter activity improves article Altmetric scores, Mendeley reads, and Twitter analytics, with dissemination to a greater audience.
Effect of Hydroxyethyl Starch vs Saline for Volume Replacement Therapy on Death or Postoperative Complications Among High-Risk Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery The FLASH Randomized Clinical Trial
Among patients at risk of postoperative kidney injury undergoing major abdominal surgery, use of HES for volume replacement therapy compared with 0.9% saline resulted in no significant difference in a composite outcome of death or major postoperative complications within 14 days after surgery.
Organization of Outcome-Based Quality Improvement in Dutch Heart Centres
Although these heart centres in the Netherlands measure health outcomes for the majority of cardiac diseases, the actual use of these outcomes to improve quality of care remains limited.
A Retrospective Analysis of the Use of 3-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrates for Refractory Bleeding After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery: A Matched Case-Control Study
These results suggest the safety of 3FPCC when used for refractory bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass in children undergoing congenital heart surgery.
The Association between Cytokines and 365-Day Readmission or Mortality in Adult Cardiac Surgery
Pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 may be postoperative markers of cardiac injury, and IL-6, specifically, shows promise in predicting readmission and mortality following cardiac surgery.
Thrombin Generation and Antithrombin Activity in Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass—An Exploratory Study
In pediatric patients <10 kg undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB, thrombin generation and AT activity decline and do not recover completely after transfusion of platelets and cryoprecipitate.
Low Tidal Volumes Are Associated With Slightly Improved Oxygenation in Patients Having Cardiac Surgery
Lower time-weighted average intraoperative tidal volumes were associated with a very modest improvement in postoperative oxygenation in patients having cardiac surgery.
Comparison of Heat Monitoring-Based Myocardial Protection Strategy with Classic Myocardial Protection Method in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients
Our results show that there is no difference between temperature-based myocardial protection strategy with conventional intermittent cardioplegia delivery.
Efficacy of Unilateral Cerebral Perfusion for Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery
Unilateral cerebral perfusion performed in the described conditions is highly effective for cerebral protection in aortic arch surgery.