Open Cardiac Surgery in the First Hours of Life Using Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood
This article describes the first clinical experience of complete repair of complex critical congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in the first hours of life using autologous umbilical cord blood (UCB).
The Approach to Patients with Bleeding Disorders Who Do Not Accept Blood-Derived Products
Despite the widespread use of allogeneic blood components in clinical practice, there are patients in whom transfusion cannot be carried out for various reasons, including refusal of transfusions because of religious beliefs.
Aortic Valve Replacement in a Jehovah’s Witness: a Case of Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Management for Bloodless Surgery
This case highlights the importance of carefully navigating through the most recent clinical and ethical protocol involved in the surgical management of JW's.
Operating One-Handed: Emergency Treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses
An elderly woman was brought to the emergency room (ER) hypotensive in a confused mental state from what turned out at exploration to be a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm. You are in the operating room, and the anesthesiologist has just hung the first unit of blood but has not started infusion when the ER calls.
Risk Analysis and Improvement of Strategies in Patients Who Have Acute Type A Aortic Dissection with Coronary Artery Dissection
The risk factors were identified for mortality and established to improve treatment strategies in patients who have acute type A aortic dissection with coronary artery dissection.
The CentriMag Ventricular Assist Device in Acute Heart Failure Refractory to Medical Management
The CentriMag ventricular assist device (VAD) has gained popularity in the last several years as rescue support for patients with decompensated heart failure. We have used the CentriMag VAD as a bridge to decision device. We describe our experience with device placement, use and outcomes.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Patients: Our Experience in the Last Ten Years
ECMO support has significant survival benefit for patients with post-cardiotomy heart failure. Its early deployment should be considered in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Results for Surgical Closure of Isolated Ventricular Septal Defects in Patients Under One Year of Age
This study evaluated the outcomes of patients undergoing surgical repair of isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD) in the first year of life with particular attention to age and severity of pulmonary hypertension (PH).
The Ross Procedure in Patients Aged Less Than 18 Years: The Midterm Results
This study reviews a single-center experience with the Ross procedure in infants and young children.
Phenobarbital use in an Infant Requiring Extracorporeal MembraneLife Support
Previous reports of phenobarbital dosing during ECLS are reviewed and considerations for the dosing of anticonvulsant medications during extracorporeal support are discussed.
Video-Assisted Right Atrial Surgery with a Single Two-Stage Femoral Venous Cannula
In the present paper, we report our experience with a single two-stage femoral venous cannula, ideated to drain simultaneously both the superior and the inferior vena cava during minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Awake Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation
Here we report the case of an awake transapical aortic valve implantation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.