Analytical Performance Evaluation of Four Cartridge-Type Blood Gas Analyzers
Globally, all four cartridge-type blood gas analyzers produced clinically acceptable results.
An Original Model to Predict Intensive Care Unit Length-of Stay after Cardiac Surgery in a Competing Risk Framework
ICU-LOS can be predicted by preoperative data and type of surgeries.
Weight and Patients’ Decision to Undergo Cardiac Surgery
Obese patients are less likely to have cardiac surgery than normal weight patients.
Protecting the Infant Brain During Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review
Prevention of brain injury during congenital heart surgery has focused on intraoperative and perioperative neuroprotection and neuromonitoring.
Hyperfibrinolysis is Common in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Results from a Prospective Observational Thromboelastometry Study
Routine use of fibrinolytic therapy in all patients with prolonged CPR cannot therefore be recommended.
Aprotinin Revisited
The present review revisits the aprotinin controversy.
The Impact of Hematocrit on Fibrin Clot Formation Assessed by Rotational Thromboelastometry
Therefore, in the current study we investigated the influence of perioperative hematocrit changes on FIBTEM and fibrinogen measurements.
Prohemostatic Treatment in Cardiac Surgery
This article will discuss pharmacological agents including antifibrinolytics, protamine, desmopressin, fibrinogen, purified protein concentrates, recombinant factor VIIa, factor XIII, and topical agents used in cardiac surgery.
Optimization of Thromboelastography-Guided Platelet Transfusion in Cardiovascular Surgery
Use of a TEG-guided transfusion protocol dramatically reduced PT after CPB, particularly in patients undergoing aortic arch aneurysm repair.
Pharmacokinetics of Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
We conducted a study to assess pharmacokinetics of high-dose tranexamic acid for 24 h after administration of the drug in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
An Assessment of Thromboelastometry to Monitor Blood Coagulation and Guide Transfusion Support in Liver Transplantation
This study was aimed at assessing the value of TEM in monitoring blood coagulation and guide transfusion support in OLT.