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Long-Term Outcome of Children Treated with Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Increasing Problems with Increasing Age
This review aims to provide an up-to-date overview of medical and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children who as neonates received treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Prolonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Without Anticoagulation: A Case of Goodpasture Syndrome-Related Pulmonary Haemorrhage
We present a 16-year-old male with severe acute respiratory and renal failure as a result of Goodpasture syndrome, requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for pulmonary haemorrhage. The patient received no systemic anticoagulation for 25 of 26 ECMO days (20 days consecutively) and suffered no coagulation-related adverse events.
Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of the HeartWare Versus HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Devices Used in the United Kingdom National Health Service Bridge-To-Transplant Program for Patients with Heart Failure
The United Kingdom National Health Service (UK NHS) has financed a BTT program in which the predominant LVADs used have been the HeartMate II (HM II; Thoratec, Pleasanton, CA) and HeartWare (HW; HeartWare International, Inc. Framingham, MA). We aimed to compare the cost-effectiveness of the use of these within the NHS program.
The Practical Role of Echocardiography in Selection, Implantation, and Management of Patients Requiring LVAD Therapy
An integrated approach using basic echocardiography is critical to patient selection, implantation, and continued surveillance and success of patients with left ventricular assist devices.
Mechanical Cardiac Support in Children with Congenital Heart Disease with Intention to Bridge to Heart Transplantation
A significant number of children affected by congenital heart disease (CHD) develop heart failure early or late after surgery, and heart transplantation (OHTx) remains the last treatment option. Due to shortage of donor organs in paediatric group, mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is now routinely applied as bridging strategy to increase survival on the waiting list for OTHx. We sought to assess the impact of MCS as intention to bridge to OHTx in patients with CHD less than 16 years of age.
Assessment of Myocardial Viability and Left Ventricular Function in Patients Supported by a Left Ventricular Assist Device
We aimed to develop a non-invasive imaging protocol to serially quantify native cardiac structure, function, and myocardial viability while at reduced LVAD support.
Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest and Mortality in Trauma Patients. A 14-yr Survey from a Brazilian Tertiary Teaching Hospital
Little information on the factors influencing intraoperative cardiac arrest and its outcomes in trauma patients is available. This survey evaluated the associated factors and outcomes of intraoperative cardiac arrest in trauma patients in a Brazilian teaching hospital between 1996 and 2009.
Impact of Different Creatinine Measurement Methods on Liver Transplant Allocation
The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score is used in many countries to prioritize organ allocation for the majority of patients who require orthotopic liver transplantation. This score is calculated based on the following laboratory parameters: creatinine, bilirubin and the international normalized ratio (INR).
Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty (BAV) as a Bridge to Aortic Valve Replacement in Cancer Patients Who Require Urgent Non-Cardiac Surgery
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is a percutaneous treatment option for severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis. Due to early restenosis and failure to improve long term survival, BAV is considered a palliative measure in patients who are not suitable for open heart surgerydue to increased perioperative risk.
The Association Between Tranexamic Acid and Convulsive Seizures after Cardiac Surgery: A Multivariate Analysis in 11 529 Patients
Convulsive seizures are a serious postoperative complication after cardiac surgery. As tranexamic acid is the only modifiable factor, its administration, particularly in doses exceeding 80 mg.kg(-1), should be weighed against the risk of postoperative seizures.
Low Preoperative Fibrinogen Plasma Concentration Is Associated With Excessive Bleeding After Cardiac Operations
Preoperative plasma concentration of fibrinogen is independently associated with excessive bleeding after cardiac operations but not with red blood cell transfusion.