Are Right Ventricular Risk Scores Useful?
The use of risk scores failed to predict the need of RV support after LVAD.
Right Ventricular Dysfunction Following Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement in 51 Patients: Predicators and Outcomes
The adjustment of septal deviation through gradual increase of the LVAD flow can prevent the acute RV dysfunction following LVAD placement.
Establishment of a Co-Culture Model for Studying Inflammation after Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass: From Bench to Bedside
Our coculture model could be useful for studies on the mechanisms of CPB-induced inflammation.
Surgical Management by Means of Electroretinographic Examination During Extracorporeal Circulation
This exam can assess the defect of the waves indicative of insufficient ocular and brain perfusion of patients supported by ECC during cardiosurgical interventions.
The Optimal Flow Rate for Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion During Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Cerebral protection effects of ACP at 25 and 50 mL/kg/min were superior to that of ACP at 80 mL/kg/min as determined by cerebral markers, immunology, and histology.
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome after Extracorporeal Circulation: A Predictive Algorithm for the Patient at Risk
The results suggest a new theory regarding the development of perioperative SIRS.
Silent Brain Injury after Cardiac Surgery: A Review: Cognitive Dysfunction and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Findings
The appearance of cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery in the absence of focal neurologic signs, a poorly understood but potentially devastating complication, almost certainly results from procedure-related brain injury.
Clinical Efficacy of Intermittent Pressure Augmented-Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
IPA-RCP might provide more homogenous cerebral perfusion and a more effective oxygen supply to the brain with better clinical results than conventional RCP.
The Early Inflammatory Response in A Mini-Cardiopulmonary Bypass System: A Prospective Randomized Study
The Medtronic RHS may induce less systemic inflammation than conventional CPB systems, particularly when cardiotomy suction was used, but it did not result in improved clinical benefit.
Safety of Training and Assessment in Operating Theatres – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This article establishes a systematic evidence base for the safety of training in the operating theatre.
Vasoreactivity Changes During Extracorporeal Circulation: Effects of Halogenated Agents
Absence of deleterious effects in SVR decrease when administering isoflurane during normothermic CPB was assumed but prospective comparative studies comparing effects of halogenated agents and other anesthetic agents are needed in order to confirm these findings.
The Volatile Anesthetic Sevoflurane Inhibits Activation of Neutrophil Granulocytes During Simulated Extracorporeal Circulation
Sevoflurane inhibits granulocyte activation during ex vivo ECC and therefore has the potential to decrease the ECC-triggered inflammatory response.