Efficacy of Right Axillary Artery Perfusion for Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion in Open Total Arch Repair
RAxA perfusion is a useful option for total aortic arch repair
Sickle Cell Disease and Complex Congenital Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Pathophysiology and Perioperative Management
This case report will include a review of the pathophysiology and current literature regarding preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative management of SCD patients.
Thrombocytopenia: An Early Marker of Late Mortality in Type B Aortic Dissection
Treated type B aortic dissection held a worse long-term prognosis, which can be correlated with predicting factors, especially in-hospital thrombocytopenia, and should require closer follow-up.
A Pragmatic Approach to Embedding Patient Blood Management in a Tertiary Hospital
We describe the implementation and impact of a patient blood management program (PBMP) in an Australian teaching hospital.
Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner Home Visits Prevent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Readmissions
We designed and tested an innovative transitional care program, involving cardiac surgery nurse practitioners, to improve care continuity after patient discharge home from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations and decrease the composite end point of 30-day readmission and death.
Safety and Efficacy of Ascending Aorta Cannulation during Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (PA29-04): “Presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery”
we evaluated the safety and efficacy of cannulation of the dissected ascending aorta in acute type A dissection.