Cardiac Blood Flow & O2 Consumption v1.0

Frailty contributes significantly to FTR after cardiovascular surgery. Frail patients can expect better outcomes with lower costs at cardiac surgical centers of excellence that can adequately manage postoperative outcomes. Preoperative assessment of frailty may better guide risk estimation and identification of patients who would benefit from appropriate prehabilitative interventions to optimize outcomes.

Ceftaroline showed adequate penetration into interstitial lung tissue of critically ill patients undergoing major cardiothoracic surgery, supporting its use for pneumonia caused by susceptible pathogens.