Anticoagulation Management During Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Trial Comparing Individualized Heparin Management and Conventional Hemostasis Management
Individualized heparin management (IHM) was compared against conventional hemostasis management (CHM) in a randomized, prospective study.
Point of Care and Factor Concentrate-Based Coagulation Algorithms
The use of point of care (POC) devices integrated in algorithms is one of the important mechanisms to limit blood product exposure.
Utilization of Blood Components in Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Centre Retrospective Analysis with Regard to Diagnosis-Related Procedures
Programs of patient blood management (PBM) have been implemented to avoid unnecessary blood transfusions and to standardise the indication of blood transfusions more strictly with aim to improve patients' overall outcomes.
Intraoperative Tight Glucose Control Using Hyperinsulinemic Normoglycemia Increases Delirium after Cardiac Surgery
The authors sought to determine the effect of tight intraoperative glucose control using a hyperinsulinemic-normoglycemic clamp approach on postoperative delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
The Incidence of “Load & Go” Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Candidates for Emergency Department Utilization of Emergency Extracorporeal Life Support: A One-Year Review
The aim of this observational study was to identify the incidence of patients which fulfill "load & go"-criteria for emergency extracorporeal life support (E-ECLS) at the emergency department (ED).
Femoral Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Life Support with Minimal or No Heparin
Recent technological advances in cardiopulmonary bypass circuits achieving surface bonding with heparin have permitted prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in experimental studies without the use of systemic anticoagulation.
Evaluating the Introduction of Extracorporeal Life Support Technology to a Tertiary-Care Pediatric Institution: Smoothing the Learning Curve Through Interprofessional Simulation Training
Our objective was to evaluate the outcomes of an educational curriculum designed to introduce an Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) program to a noncardiac pediatric surgical center.
Extracorporeal Life Support Bridge to Ventricular Assist Device: The Double Bridge Strategy
In patients requiring left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support, it can be difficult to ascertain suitability for long-term mechanical support with LVAD and eventual transplantation.
CABG, Stents, or Hybrid Procedures for Left Main Disease
The evidence is being challenged by technological and procedural advances in percutaneous coronary intervention.
Perspectives on the 2014 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization : Fifty Years of Revascularization: Where Are We and Where Are We Heading
The joint European Society of Cardiology and European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ESC/EACTS) guidelines on myocardial revascularization collect and summarize the evidence regarding decision-making, diagnostics, and therapeutics in various clinical scenarios of coronary artery disease, including elective, urgent, and emergency settings.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients with Heart Failure
Efforts should be made to avoid late diagnosis or referring patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) to offer them timely interventions, reduce the risk of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and predict whether left ventricular function will improve.
Cost Effectiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Compared with Medical Management or Surgery for Patients with Aortic Stenosis
The aim of this review was to assess the results and quality of the economic evaluations in the current literature and to identify the drivers of cost effectiveness.