FDA Panel Votes to Keep Bayer Drug on the Market
A Food and Drug Administration panel of outside medical experts said a Bayer AG drug, used to control bleeding in patients undergoing heart-bypass surgery, should stay on the U.S. market.
Bloodless Cardiac Surgery is Associated With Decreased Morbidity and Mortality
We hypothesized that cardiac surgery with perioperative blood transfusion was associated with worse outcomes.
Antibacterial Effect of Autologous Platelet Gel Enriched With Growth Factors and Other Active Substances: An In Vitro Study
We analysed the antibacterial effect of platelet-rich gel in vitro by using the platelet-rich plasma samples of 20 volunteers, in vitro laboratory susceptibility to platelet-rich gel was determined by the Kirby-Bauer disc-diffusion method. Baseline antimicrobial activity was assessed by measuring the zones of inhibition on agar plates coated with selected bacterial strains.
Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-Assisted Support Provides Improved Survival in Hypothermic Patients with Cardiocirculatory Arrest
aim of this study was to evaluate whether extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted resuscitation improves survival in patients with hypothermic cardiac arrest.
Processing of Stored Packed Red Blood Cells Using Autotransfusion Devices Decreases Potassium and Microaggregates: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded in Vitro Study
The aim of the study was to compare the potential of autotransfusion devices to reduce non-infectious complications related to transfusion of long-stored packed red blood cells (PRBC; n= 57), such as changes in electrolytes, blood cells and the load of free microaggregates.
Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma as an Adipocyte In Vivo Delivery System: Case Report
The authors hypothesized that autologous platelet-rich plasma (APRP) could be used as an in vivo adipocyte delivery system to favor cell survival and to stimulate early recruitment of microcapillaries to the site of implantation.
Blood Lactate Levels During Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Valvular Heart Surgery
studied the perioperative blood lactate levels in 82 patients undergoing valvular heart surgery.
Predictors of Outcome in Patients With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
We aimed to identify (a) the factors that could predict outcome and (b) the incidence and relation of complications during ECMO to outcome.
Platelet-Rich Plasma and Bone Healing: A Histologic Study in Titanium Bone Chambers
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of PRP on bone healing in titanium bone chambers, which represented isolated defects.
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Left Ventricular Assist Device Bridge-to-Transplant Patients
We compared outcomes of HIT-positive versus control bridge-to-transplantation VAD patients; both groups were reexposed to heparin for cardiopulmonary bypass during transplant.
Distraction Osteogenesis of the Lower Extremity in Patients With Achondroplasia/Hypochondroplasia Treated With Transplantation of Culture-Expanded Bone Marrow Cells and Platelet-Rich Plasma
To assess the efficacy of this cell therapy, retrospective comparative study was conducted between the bones treated with BMC and PRP and the bones treated without BMC and PRP during DO in patients with achondroplasia (ACH) and hypochondroplasia (HCH).
Platelet Dysfunction After Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children: Effect of High-Dose Aprotinin
Here we investigated the effect of aprotinin on platelet function during normothermic CPB in pediatric patients.