Minimized Extracorporeal Circulation Does Not Impair Cognitive Brain Function After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Objective evaluation of the impact of minimized extracorporeal circulation (MECC) on perioperative cognitive brain function in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) by electroencephalogram P300 wave event-related potentials and number connection test (NCT) as metrics of cognitive function.
Effect of Respiratory Rehabilitation Before Open Cardiac Surgery on Respiratory Function: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of pulmonary rehabilitation before surgery for reducing the risk of pulmonary complications after surgery.
Intraoperative tight glucose control using hyperinsulinemic normoglycemia increases delirium after cardiac surgery
In this study the authors sought to determine the effect of tight intraoperative glucose control using a hyperinsulinemic-normoglycemic clamp approach on postoperative delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes and Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events or Death After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
The aim of this study was to investigate whether preoperative hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels could predict cardiovascular events or death after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Genome-Wide Association Study of Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery Identifies Susceptibility Toci
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious complication of cardiac surgery. Since prior studies have supported a genetic basis for postoperative AKI, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for AKI following coronary bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
How Can We Identify the High-Risk Patient
Accurate and early identification of high-risk surgical patients allows for targeted use of perioperative monitoring and interventions that may improve their outcomes. This review summarizes current evidence on how information from the preoperative, operative, and immediate postoperative periods can help identify such individuals.
Pre-Operative Anaemia
In this article, we review the incidence and impact of anaemia on the pre-operative patient. We explain how anaemia may be caused by functional iron deficiency, and how iron deficiency anaemia may be diagnosed and treated.
Diabetic Patients have Increased Perioperative Cardiac Risk in Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein-Based Assessment
To test the potential role of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) in detecting increased perioperative cardiac risk in comparison with cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in the early postoperative period.
Custodiol-N, The Novel Cardioplegic Solution Reduces Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
In this study, we investigated whether its reduced cytotoxicity and its ability to reduce reactive oxygen species generation during hypoxic condition have beneficial effects in a clinically relevant canine model of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Clinical Results of Different Myocardial Protection Techniques in Aortic Stenosis
This study aimed to compare the early and late clinical outcomes of three different methods of myocardial protection in patients with aortic stenosis.
High-Dose Polymerized Hemoglobin Fails to Alleviate Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Due to Induction of Oxidative Damage in Coronary Artery
This study was designed to investigate whether glutaraldehyde-polymerized human placenta hemoglobin (PolyPHb), a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC), can protect heart against cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-induced ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury or not and to elucidate the underlying mechanism.
Is There a Rationale for Short Cardioplegia Re-Dosing Intervals
While cardioplegia has been used on millions of patients during the last decades, the debate over the best technique is still going on.