Pain and Inflammatory Response following Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
This article reviews the literature regarding inflammation and pain following cardiac surgery
Transfusion of 1 and 2 Units of Red Blood Cells is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality
Transfusion of as little as 1 or 2 units of RBCs is common and is significantly associated with increased morbidity and mortality
Impact of Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury as a Severity Index for Thirty-Day Readmission after Cardiac Surgery
the severity of postoperative AKI should be used when assessing a patient's risk for readmission.
Arterial Hyperoxia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.
Arterial hyperoxia during CPB was not associated with neurocognitive decline after 6 weeks in cardiac surgical patients
Elective Femoro-Femoral Cardiopulmonary Bypass during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Useful Tool
The use of cardiopulmonary bypass enhances safety in critical transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures.
Impact of Perfusion Strategy on Outcome after Repair for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
The impact of antegrade versus retrograde perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass on short- and long-term outcome after repair for acute type A aortic dissection is controversial.
Long-Term Follow-Up after Autologous Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation in Ischaemic Heart Disease
Our long-term data confirm the findings of the MAGIC study.
Caval Collapse during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Reproducible Bench Model
This caval model provides a realistic picture for the limitations of flow
Ten-Year Patterns in Blood Product Utilization during Cardiothoracic Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Tertiary Hospital
This institutional report shows a large reduction in blood loss
The Effect of Optimising Cerebral Tissue Oxygen Saturation on Markers of Neurological Injury during Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Monitoring brain oxygen saturation during on-pump CABG together with an effective treatment protocol to deal with cerebral desaturation must be advocated.
Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Perioperative Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients
Neurologic injury remains a common complication in patients