Speaking up and Sharing Information Improves Trainee Neonatal Resuscitations
Teamwork behaviors of assertion and sharing information are 2 important mediators of efficiency and quality of resuscitations.
The Use of ECMO for Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn: A Decade of Experience
The objectives of this study were to use the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry to review the outcomes of neonates with PPHN receiving ECMO, and to identify pre-ECMO variables that may be associated with increased mortality.
Cardioprotective Effect of Melatonin against Ischaemia/Reperfusion Damage
Melatonin, both in the picomolar and micromolar range, significantly reduces infarct size and improves functional recovery during reperfusion.
A Thrombus Susceptibility Comparison of Two Pulsatile Penn State 50 cc Left Ventricular Assist Device Designs
Results of this study indicate that the V-2 device had an overall lower propensity for thrombus formation in the current region of interest.
Teaching Behaviors in the Cardiac Surgery Simulation Environment
To understand how teaching behaviors contribute to simulation-based learning, we used a 7-category educational framework to assess the teaching behaviors used in basic skills training.
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Ligation Devices: What is Available, How to Implement Them, and how to Manage and Avoid Complications
Surgical ligation or excision of the LAA is considered the standard of care in patients who undergo mitral valve surgery or as an adjunct to a surgical Maze procedure for treatment of AF.
The Heparin Recall of 2008
This article will review the discovery of heparin and the adulteration process that jeopardized the world's heparin supply.
Isoflurane Prevents Neurocognitive Dysfunction After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Rats
Isoflurane has documented neuroprotective effects so the present authors hypothesized that isoflurane prevents the neurocognitive dysfunction in rats after CPB.
Red Blood Cell Transfusion Volume and Mortality among Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Greater red blood cell transfusion volumes among patients supported with ECMO for non-cardiac indications are independently associated with an increase in odds of mortality.
Clinical, Haemodynamic and EchoCardiographic Features of Early Cardiac Graft Dysfunction
The main cause of early death after heart transplantation (HTx) is so-called early primary or secondary graft failure (GF).
A Pilot Study Comparing Two Polymethylpentene Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenators
We compared two polymethylpentene oxygenators being used in our unit: the Maquet Quadrox-iD paediatric® and the Medos Hilite 800LT®.
Update in the Management of Aortic Dissection
Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2013 Jan 10.