Regional Anesthesia Considerations for Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery patients may benefit from application of regional techniques with well controlled indications and careful patient selections.
Anticoagulation Management and Antithrombin Supplementation Practice during Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Worldwide Survey
There is large practice variation among institutions regarding anticoagulation management and antithrombin supplementation during veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Gender-based Differences in Platelet Function and Platelet Reactivity to P2Y12 Inhibitors
Our findings confirm that women have a larger platelet count than men, and that this is associated to a trend towards a higher platelet reactivity.
Common Inflammatory Markers After Cardiac Surgery in Infants and Their Relation to Blood Stream Sepsis
While leucocyte count, platelet count and C-Reactive Protein emerged as useful markers of post-operative inflammatory response and reaction to Cardiopulmonary Bypass, they proved unsatisfactory predictors of early post-operative sepsis.
Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Does not Influence Cerebral Hemodynamics and Neurological Outcomes in High-risk Cardiac Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: an Analysis of the IABCS Trial
The preoperative use of the IABP in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery did not affect cerebral hemodynamics and was not associated with a higher incidence of neurological complications.
Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery: Study Protocol for a Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial
An initial retrospective study suggested that tranexamic acid (TXA) administration increased the incidence of seizures in paediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Improving Outcomes of Iatrogenic Type A Aortic Dissection during Cardiac Surgery
Incidence of IAD is low with cannulation of an aneurysmal aorta being a risk factor. A standardized approach may result in reduced operative mortality.
Morbidity After Cardiac Surgery Under Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Associated Factors: A Retrospective Observational Study
The present study aimed to assess the morbidity after cardiac surgery and identify the preoperative and intraoperative factors associated with postoperative morbidity.
Prophylactic Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients Undergoing High-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
VA-ECMO in high-risk PCI is feasible with a good outcome. It can be successfully used for cardiopulmonary support in selected patients.
Incidence and Distribution of Cerebral Embolism After Cardiac Surgery According to the Systemic Perfusion Strategy ― A Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
According to the results of postoperative DW-MRI, retrograde perfusion itself might not increase the incidence of postoperative cerebral embolism in properly selected cardiac surgery patients undergoing routine preoperative CTA examination.
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR): Initiation and Surgical Technique in the Pediatric Population
With the appropriate dedication of resources and personnel, ECPR has been shown to improve postoperative survival as compared to outcomes when this service is not available.
Mycobacterium Chimaera Chorioretinitis as a Biomarker of Systemic Disease Activity Following Nosocomial Acquisition During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Ophthalmologic examination can play a key role in diagnosis and management of systemic Mycobacterium chimaera following cardiopulmonary bypass; such examinations may yield earlier diagnosis, diminishing mortality rates.