Platelet Function Testing and Prediction of Procedural Bleeding Risk
However, uncertainties remain about how well platelet function testing may predict haemostasis and guide management of bleeding risk.
Comparison of the Effects of Sevoflurane, Isoflurane, and Desflurane on Microcirculation in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
This investigation was performed to compare the effects of inhalation agents on microcirculation in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using orthogonal polarization spectral imaging.
Tools and Procedures for ex vivo Vein Arterialization, Preconditioning and Tissue Engineering: A Step Forward to Translation to Combat the Consequences of Vascular Graft Remodeling
The present contribution reviews recent progress in bioengineering approaches used to mimic arterial hemodynamic conditions in vascular grafts and vessel substitutes used in vascular surgery.
Hybrid Approach Combining Off-Pump CABG with Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation via Median Sternotomy
He underwent a novel hybrid treatment approach combining off-pump CABG and transapical aortic valve implantation via a median sternotomy
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury in Cardiac Surgery Patients is Characterized by Pulmonary Inflammation and Coagulopathy: A Prospective Nested Case-Control Study
The objective of the present study was to determine inflammation and coagulation pathways involved in the onset of transfusion-related acute lung injury.
Association of Blood Transfusion with Increased Mortality in Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis and Diversity-Adjusted Study Sequential Analysis
The benefit of blood transfusion in patients with myocardial infarction is controversial, and a possibility of harm exists.
Custodiol versus Blood Cardioplegia in Complex Cardiac Operations: An Australian Experience
We hypothesized that a single administration of Bretschneider histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) crystalloid solution (Custodiol) offers myocardial protection comparable with repeated tepid blood cardioplegia.
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning: The Surgeon’s Perspective
Remote ischemic preconditioning, with the use of brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion of vascular territories remote from the heart, has been shown convincingly to decrease myocardial injury.
Clinical Outcome of the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in 201 Patients
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of the PAS-Port® Proximal Anastomosis System.