Thoracoscopic Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect in Young Children: Technical Challenges and Solutions
Thoracoscopic closure of VSDs in young children appears feasible and safe.
High Preoperative Plasma Neopterin Predicts Delirium after Cardiac Surgery in Older Adults
To examine the association between plasma levels of pterins and amino acids and postoperative delirium.
Ventricular Assist Devices: What Intensive Care Unit Nurses Need to Know about Postoperative Management
This article focuses on the physiological basis for postoperative nursing management strategies and the most important complications of which critical care nurses need to be aware.
Outcomes in Children with Refractory Pneumonia Supported with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
To review the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in severe paediatric pneumonia and evaluate factors that may affect efficacy of this treatment.
Five-Year Follow-up of Intracardiac Echocardiography-Assisted Transcatheter Closure of Complex Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect
We sought to prospectively evaluate long-term follow-up results of intracardiac echocardiography-aided transcatheter closure of complex atrial septal defects (ASD) in the adults.
Should Women Receive Left Ventricular Assist Device Support?: Findings from INTERMACS
Small studies have reported women to have worse outcomes and more adverse events after implantation of mechanical circulatory support device compared with men.
Prognostic Importance of Preoperative Anti-PF4/Heparin Antibodies in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. A Systematic Review
There does appear to be an association between anti-PF4/heparin antibodies and non-thromboembolic adverse events, but a causal relationship is unlikely.
Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring During Preoperative Phlebotomy to Limit Allogeneic Blood Use in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
This investigation aimed to demonstrate that minimum volume replacement after preoperative phlebotomy can be used safely when guided by cerebral oxygenation (rSO(2)) measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).
Impact of Peripherally Established Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Regional and Systemic Blood Lactate Levels
To investigate blood lactate levels during and after peripherally established cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
A Stepwise Progression in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock
We present a case of a young woman with a massive anterior wall MI and subsequent cardiogenic shock who was treated with advanced mechanical circulatory support.
Improving the Specificity of the PF4 ELISA in Diagnosing Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
We examined whether the specificity of the PF4 ELISA can be improved by 1) taking antibody potency into consideration, 2) by measuring only IgG antibodies, and 3) by utilizing a high concentration heparin inhibition step.
Washing Red Blood Cells and Platelets Transfused in Cardiac Surgery Reduces Postoperative Inflammation and Number of Transfusions: Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
We hypothesize that washing red blood cells and platelets transfused to these patients will reduce postoperative transfusion-related immune modulation and inflammation.