Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Perioperative Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients
Neurologic injury remains a common complication in patients
Long-Term Follow-Up after Autologous Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation in Ischaemic Heart Disease
Our long-term data confirm the findings of the MAGIC study.
Minimizing Systemic Inflammation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Pediatric Population
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is known to cause a systemic inflammatory response.
Ten-Year Patterns in Blood Product Utilization during Cardiothoracic Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Tertiary Hospital
This institutional report shows a large reduction in blood loss
Transfusion Practice varies Widely in Cardiac Surgery: Results from a National Registry
Variation in transfusion of all components and large volume RBC was identified,
Impact of Perfusion Strategy on Outcome after Repair for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
The impact of antegrade versus retrograde perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass on short- and long-term outcome after repair for acute type A aortic dissection is controversial.
The Effect of Optimising Cerebral Tissue Oxygen Saturation on Markers of Neurological Injury during Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Monitoring brain oxygen saturation during on-pump CABG together with an effective treatment protocol to deal with cerebral desaturation must be advocated.
Caval Collapse during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Reproducible Bench Model
This caval model provides a realistic picture for the limitations of flow
Miniaturized Cardiopulmonary Bypass: The Hammersmith Technique
The Hammersmith mCPB is a "next generation" system which uses standard commercially available components.
Systemic Effects of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation Technique for De-Airing in Left-Sided Cardiac Surgery
Insufflation of CO2 into the cardiothoracic wound cavity during left-sided cardiac surgery can induce hypercapnic acidosis and increased cerebral blood flow and local blood cell damage.
Early Feasibility Testing and Engineering Development of the Transapical Approach for the HeartWare MVAD Ventricular Assist System
A new cannula configuration has been developed for transapical implantation, where the outflow cannula is positioned across the aortic valve
Blood Transfusion during versus after Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Associated with Postoperative Morbidity in Neonates undergoing Cardiac Surgery
multivariate analyses confirmed an independent association of transfusion On-CPB with an adverse clinical outcome.