Consecutive Thrombelastography Clot Strength Profiles in Patients with Severe Sepsis and their Association with 28-Day Mortality: A Prospective Study
The aim of this study was to assess associations between consecutive thrombelastography (TEG) profiles and standard coagulation tests and disease severity and mortality in patients with severe sepsis.
Glucocorticoids in Adult Cardiac Surgery; Old Drugs Revisited
Glucocorticoids can play a pivotal role in modulating different immune responses.
The Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
We describe a patient with SCD and life-threatening cardiogenic shock who was successfully treated with VA ECMO.
Medical Device Safety and Recalls: Rare Serious Erosion Events Associated with St. Jude Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder (ASO)
FDA is alerting health care providers and patients that in very rare instances, tissue surrounding the Amplatzer ASO can break down (erode) and result in life-threatening emergencies that require immediate surgery.
Cardioprotective and Prognostic Effects of Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Single-Centre Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Remote ischaemic preconditioning has been associated with reduced risk of myocardial injury after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We investigated the safety and efficacy of this procedure.
Special Article: Reduction of Myocardial Infarct Size with Ischemic “Conditioning”: Physiologic and Technical Considerations
A wealth of evidence has revealed that the heart can be "conditioned" and rendered less vulnerable to ischemia-reperfusion injury via the upregulation of endogenous protective signaling pathways.
Protecting the Aged Heart During Cardiac Surgery: Use of del Nido Cardioplegia Provides Superior Functional Recovery in Isolated Hearts
Our objective was to determine if del Nido cardioplegia, which contains lidocaine, less blood, and less calcium than our standard cardioplegia, provides superior protection for aged hearts.
Intraoperative Magnesium Administration Does Not Improve Neurocognitive Function After Cardiac Surgery
Magnesium administered intravenously during cardiac surgery does not reduce postoperative cognitive dysfunction
Variability in Anticoagulation Management of Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An International Survey
The objective of this study was to determine current practices of anticoagulation in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Oxygen Delivery during Cardiopulmonary Bypass (and Renal Outcome) Using Two Systems of Extracorporeal Circulation: A Retrospective Review
To investigate the combined influence of blood flow and haemodilution with either a miniaturized (Mini-CPB) or a conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (C-CPB) circuit on average oxygen delivery during bypass.
Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Moderate Risk Patients: Implications for Determination of Equipoise in the Transcatheter Era
To determine the contemporary outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in a moderate surgical risk population.
Influence of Variations in Systemic Blood Flow and Pressure on Cerebral and Systemic Oxygen Saturation in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients
Moreover, phenylephrine administration was associated with a reduced cerebral and systemic oxygen saturation.