Leukocyte Depletion During CPB: Effects on Inflammation and Lung Function
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of CPB leukocyte filtration on inflammation and lung function after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
A Laboratory Study of the Effects of Processing Blood through a Cell Salvage Device and Leucocyte Depletion Filter on Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Bradykinin
We investigated changes in concentrations of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumour necrosis factor-α and bradykinin in blood during passage through a cell salvage device and a leucocyte depletion filter
Restoration of the Coagulation Cascade on CPB: A Case Report
Coagulopathy can sometimes be observed when CPB times are prolonged.
Hot Shot Induction and Reperfusion with a Specific Blocker of the es-ENT1 Nucleoside Transporter Before and after Hypothermic Cardioplegia Abolishes Myocardial Stunning in Acutely Ischemic Hearts Despite Metabolic Derangement
Inhibition of cardiac es-ENT1 nucleoside transporter abolishes postischemic reperfusion injury in warm and cold cardiac surgery.
Overview of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Circulatory System Devices Panel Meeting on the Reclassification of External Counterpulsation, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, and Non-Roller-Type Cardiopulmonary Bypass Blood Pump Devices
The Food and Drug Administration held a Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel meeting,
The Impact of Crystalloidal and Colloidal Infusion Preparations on Coronary Vascular Integrity, Interstitial Oedema and Cardiac Performance in Isolated Hearts
It appears important to maintain the pH value within a physiological range to maintain optimal myocardial contractility.
Kaiser Permanente Implant Registries Benefit Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Cost-Effectiveness
The registries enhance patient safety by providing a variety of clinical decision tools such as risk calculators, quality reports, risk-adjustedmedical center reports, summaries of surgeon data, and infection control reports to registry stakeholders.
Will Catheter Interventions Replace Surgery for Valve Abnormalities
This review aims to summarize the current state-of-the-art for transcatheter valve replacement (TVR) in congenital heart disease (CHD); the expanding indications for TVR; and the technological obstacles to optimizing TVR.
A Systematic Review of Antifibrinolytics and Massive Injury
The coagulopathy induced by trauma is independently associated with mortality, increased transfusion requirements, multiple organ dysfunction, infections, increased intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, and costs.
Treatment of Knee Chondropathy with Platelet Rich Plasma. Preliminary Results at 6 Months of Follow-Up with Only One Injection
Recently, PRP have been used to treat early moderate chondropathies. Here we show the preliminary results of 30 patients affected by chondropathy of the knee after 6 months treated with a single intrarticular injection of PRP.
Five-Week Use of a Monopivot Centrifugal Blood Pump as a Right Ventricular Assist Device in Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Right heart failure is a critical complication in patients requiring mechanical ventricular support. However, it is often difficult to provide adequate right ventricular support in the acute phase.
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy: Inflammatory Molecules Involved in Tissue Healing
The biological properties of platelets has lead platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) to be considered an innovative and promising approach that has been extended to many field of medicine, ranging from non-union defects, bone fractures, spinal fusion, bone implant and osteointegration, joint arthroplasty, to the treatment of several traumatic or degenerative pathologies of tendons, cartilage and ligaments.