Clinical Experience with Affinity Pixie™ Oxygenation System in Paediatric and Infant Patients
The Pixie™ oxygenator proved effective at flows up to 2.5 L/min
Neurological Injury after Neonatal Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized, Controlled Trial of 2 Perfusion Techniques
It is unknown whether ACP results in less cerebral injury than DHCA.
The CRASH-2 Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Economic Evaluation of the Effects of Tranexamic Acid on Death, Vascular Occlusive Events and Transfusion Requirement in Bleeding Trauma Patients
Tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces bleeding in patients undergoing elective surgery.
The Impact of Continuous Haemofiltration with High-Volume Fluid Exchange during Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery on the Recovery of Patients with Impaired Renal Function: A Pilot Randomised Trial
There was an overall trend towards reduction in the length of ICU stay
Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral valve repair is the gold standard treatment for mitral regurgitation
Cold Agglutinins in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cold agglutinins (CA) are circulating autoantibodies present in most humans.
Five-Year Experience With Mini-Volume Priming in Infants ≤5 kg: Safety of Significantly Smaller Transfusion Volumes
We recommend the use of mini-volume priming,
Surgical Approach to Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation: Should We Be More Aggressive?
surgical repair for FTR appears to be underutilized.
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Induces Recruitment of Bone Marrow-Derived Leukocytes to the Lungs in Monkeys
CPB accelerated the release of PMNs and monocytes from the BM
Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Inflammation and How to Defy it: Focus on Pharmacological Interventions
One of the main untoward effects of CPB is systemic inflammation
Systemic Oxygen Delivery by Peritoneal Perfusion of Oxygen Microbubbles
Severe hypoxemia refractory to pulmonary mechanical ventilation remains life-threatening in critically ill patients.
A Comparison Study of Haemolysis Production in Three Contemporary Centrifugal Pumps
This study demonstrated that all three pumps produced low levels of haemolysis and are suitable for use in a clinical environment.