Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is Associated with Worse Arterial and Saphenous Vein Graft Patency and less Effective Revascularization: Results from the Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass (ROOBY) Trial
Off-pump CABG resulted in significantly lower FitzGibbon A patency for arterial and saphenous vein graft conduits and less effective revascularization than on-pump CABG.
Development of Post-Pericardiotomy Syndrome is Preceded by an Increase in Pro-Inflammatory and a Decrease in Anti-Inflammatory Serological Markers
The post-pericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a common complication after cardiac surgery, occuring in 10-40% of patients.
Do Residents and Nurses Communicate Safety Relevant Concerns? : Simulation Study on the Influence of the Authority Gradient
Residents and nursing staff are seldom able to challenge the attending physicians when patient safety is at risk.
Case and Commentary: Using Simulation to Address Hierarchy Issues During Medical Crises
This article describes a case that uses misdirection and the possibility of simulated "death" to facilitate learning among experienced clinicians about the potentially deadly effects of an unchallenged, inappropriate order.
Leaders’ and Followers’ Individual Experiences during the Early Phase of Simulation-Based Team Training: An Exploratory Study
Current simulation-based team training (SBTT) programmes most often include targets and feedback focused on the whole team and/or leader, ignoring the follower as a unique entity.
Video Review Using a Reliable Evaluation Metric Improves Team Function in High-Fidelity Simulated Trauma Resuscitation
Video review with debriefing is an effective means of teaching team competencies and improving team function in simulated trauma resuscitation.
Simulation-Based Trial of Surgical-Crisis Checklists
In a high-fidelity simulation study, checklist use was associated with significant improvement in the management of operating-room crises.
Alkaline Phosphatase Activity after Cardiothoracic Surgery in Infants and Correlation with Post-Operative Support and Inflammation: A Prospective Cohort Study
We sought to describe the change in alkaline phosphatase activity after cardiothoracic surgery in infants and to assess for a correlation with intensity and duration of post-operative support, markers of inflammation, and short-term clinical outcomes.