Impact of Blood Product Transfusion on Short and Long-Term Survival after Cardiac Surgery: More Evidence
This study suggests that blood or blood product transfusion during or after cardiac surgery is associated with increased short-term and long-term mortality.
Postoperative Costs Associated With Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation: Role of Antithrombin Levels
To study the impact on postoperative costs of a patient's antithrombin levels associated with outcomes after cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation.
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Jehovah’s Witness
We successfully performed the thoracic and cardiovascular operations on Jehovah's Witnesses, including emergency cases, safely without blood transfusion.
A New Phosphorylcholine-Coated Polymethylpentene Oxygenator for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Preliminary Experience
Phosphorylcholine coating has a major role in the improvement of biocompatibility, durability and antihrombogenicity of the circuit for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Early Restoration of Atrial Contractility After New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization
Short-term anticoagulation may be sufficient for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and experienced new-onset AF because right and left atrial contractility was restored early after sinus conversion.
Blood Transfusion During Heart Surgery. A Retrospective Nested Case-Control Study
In this cohort of patients, intraoperative transfusion might independently predict higher risk of early acute kidney damage, prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation, and a need for haemodynamic support, and reduced short term survival (adjusted OR for mortality: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.19-1.42), and longer hospital stays (4 days longer).
Perfusion Guidelines: Neurological, Temperature, Renal, Inflammation (EP Video)
Dr. Robert Baker and David Fitzgerald discusses current evidence-based perfusion guidelines on a few different subjects (78:10 minutes).
Continuous In-Line Blood Gas Monitoring: CON (EP Video)
Timothy Dickinson discusses the cons of continuous In-Line blood gas monitoring (9:16 minutes).
Continuous In-Line Blood Gas Monitoring: PRO (EP Video)
Bob Groom weighs in on the positive aspects of continuous in-line blood gas monitoring (12:19 minutes).
Increased Long-Term Mortality with Plasma Transfusion after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
This study explores the relation between the transfusion of different blood components and long-term mortality.
Fresh and Stored Red Blood Cell Transfusion Equivalently Induce Subclinical Pulmonary Gas Exchange Deficit in Normal Humans
We tested the hypothesis that transfusion can cause mild pulmonary dysfunction that has not been noticed clinically and is not sufficiently severe to fit the definition of transfusion-related acute lung injury.
Impact of Transfusion of Autologous 7- versus 42-Day-Old AS-3 Red Blood Cells on Tissue Oxygenation and the Microcirculation in Healthy Volunteers
Transfusion of 1 unit of 42-day-stored RBCs to healthy subjects has no overt detrimental effect on tissue oxygenation or the microcirculation assessed by clinically available monitors.