Blood Glucose Management in the Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Review
We discuss our own efforts to improve glycemic management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery at our institution, including keys to success, results of implementation, and patient safety concerns.
Surgical Management of Dissecting Aneurysm; The Use of a Simplified Bypass
The alarming mortality in cases of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta has stimulated the development of a surgical technique which results in re-entry of the dissecting channel.
Comparison of Three Point-of-Care Testing Devices to Detect Hemostatic Changes in Adult Elective Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of the TEG, RoTEM and Sonoclot instruments to detect changes in hemostasis in elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and to investigate possible correlations between variables from these three instruments and routine hematological coagulation tests.
Application of Veno-Arterial-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Differential Hypoxia
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) through the femoral vein and artery may cause differential hypoxia, i.e., lower PaO2 in the upper body than in the lower body, because of normal cardiac output with severe impairment of pulmonary function.
Timing Underpins the Benefits Associated with Injectable Collagen Biomaterial Therapy for the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction
Injectable hydrogel biomaterials are promising therapies
Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery: Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion and Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion need a Tougher Row to Hoe
Ganapathi and colleagues 1 are to be congratulated for their superb clinical results and well-written study
Antegrade versus Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion for Hemiarch Replacement with Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Does it Matter? A Propensity-Matched Analysis
The choice of cerebral perfusion strategy for aortic arch surgery has been debated