Emergency Restructuring of a General Surgery Residency Program During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic The University of Washington Experience
Surgical resident team restructuring is critical during a pandemic to optimize patient care and ensure the well-being and vitality of the resident workforce while ensuring the entire workforce is not compromised.
Optimizing the Trade-off Between Learning and Doing in a Pandemic
There is a need to do (treat patients) and learn (test therapies) at the same time—they are intertwined endeavors. An integrated approach of learning while doing is essential.
COVID-19: Chest Drains With Air Leak – The Silent ‘Super Spreader’?
to the authors’ knowledge, no specific guidance is available regarding the potential risk of aerosolization of SARS-Cov-2 virus via chest drains in patients with active air leak.
CAPACITY-COVID: a European Registry to Determine the Role of Cardiovascular Disease in the COVID-19 Pandemic
To accelerate knowledge on the role of cardiovascular disease in the COVID-19 pandemic, standardized and coordinated data collection on a large scale is of pivotal importance.
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Can Be An Ally in the Fight Against COVID-19
Troponin should be considered an ally and a crucial diagnostic and prognostic aid in what will become even more challenging times for healthcare provision worldwide.
Lower Preoperative Hematocrit, Longer Hospital Stay, and Neurocognitive Decline After Cardiac Surgery
A lower preoperative hematocrit and prolonged length of hospital stay are correlated with neurocognitive decline after cardiac surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass.
Current Practice of Calcium Use During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Weaning: Results of an International Survey
This survey demonstrates that the majority of cardiac centers use calcium in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery, especially during weaning from CPB. There is variability on the type of drug, dose, and modality of drug administration.
Are Blood Products Routinely Required in Pediatric Heart Surgery?
The majority of children with a BW > 8.5 kg required no blood products and those with a BW ≤ 8.5 kg required only 1 unit of blood, to prime the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit.
The Utility of Albumin Level as a Marker of Postoperative Course in Infants Undergoing Repair of Congenital Heart Disease
In summary, we found that preoperative and POD#2 albumin levels predicted prolonged and complicated postoperative course.
The Impact of Circulation in a Heart–Lung Machine on Function and Survival Characteristics of Red Blood Cells
These changes in key characteristics of the red blood cell aging process likely increase the susceptibility of red blood cells to the various mechanical, osmotic, and immunological stress conditions encountered during and after surgery in the patient’s circulation, and thereby contribute to the side effects of surgery.
Blood Pressure Management in Cardiac Surgery
Management within the limits of normal blood pressure in the case of cardiac surgery is an important prognostic factor and the specific characteristics of the different scenarios are important to be known.
Cardiac Surgery is Associated with Biomarker Evidence of Neuronal Damage
Cardiac surgery is associated with neuronal injury, which is aggravated by extracorporeal circulation.