Exploring Outcomes of a Nurse Practitioner-Managed Cardiac Surgery Follow-Up Intervention: A Randomized Trial
This evidence suggests that the nurse practitioner-managed model of follow-up care effectively bridges the gap between institutional and primary care in the cardiac surgery population.
Tolerability of Different Oral Iron Supplements: A Systematic Review
Extended-release ferrous sulphate with mucoproteose appears to be the best tolerated of the different oral iron supplements evaluated.
Predicting Costs of Care in Heart Failure Patients
We sought a comprehensive account of heart failure events and their cumulative economic burden by examining patient characteristics that predict increased cost or poor outcomes.
Occurrence and Determinants of Poor Response to Short-Term Pre-Operative Erythropoietin Treatment
This study aimed to explore the occurrence and determinants of poor response to short-term pre-operative erythropoietin treatment and the effect of such poor response on transfusion in total hip arthroplasty patients.
Red Cell Distribution Width and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The RDW is a significant factor determining in-hospital mortality and long-term survival in patients undergoing isolated CABG.
Effect of Collaterals on Deaths and Re-Infarctions in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis
In CAD patients from the post-percutaneous coronary intervention era the presence of collaterals reduced mortality by 0.47 (p < 0.0001) and deaths and re-infarctions by 0.54 (p < 0.0001).
Effect of Statin Use on Acute Kidney Injury Risk Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
In conclusion, statin initiation immediately before CABG may modestly reduce the risk for postoperative AKI, particularly in younger CABG patients.
Uterine artery as an arterial conduit for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in women: A Role for Estrogen-Receptor Alpha (ER-α) in the Prevention of Post-CABG Accelerated Atherosclerosis and Graft Disease
In this paper, the authors hypothesize that employing an alternative arterial conduit may help reduce the rate of post-CABG accelerated atherosclerosis in women, and propose that a uterine artery specimen be used instead.
A Retrospective Analysis of Blood Loss with Combined Topical and Intravenous Tranexamic Acid after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
The current study explores the use of combined topical and intravenous tranexamic acid as a blood conservation strategy in cardiac surgery.
Mechanical Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis in a First Trimester Pregnant Woman
We briefly review the different anticoagulation options during pregnancy and perfusion strategies on CPB to improve fetal outcomes.