Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion to Reduce Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Phase II Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Perioperative alkalinization of blood and urine using an infusion of sodium bicarbonate did not result in a decrease in the prevalence of acute kidney injury in patients following cardiac surgery.
Randomized Trial on the Effect of Sevoflurane on Polypropylene Membrane Oxygenator Performance
The use of sevoflurane during CPB in cardiac surgery does not affect membrane oxygenator performance.
Cardioprotective and Prognostic Effects of Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Single-Centre Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
Remote ischaemic preconditioning provided perioperative myocardial protection and improved the prognosis of patients undergoing elective CABG surgery.
Hypercoagulability in Relation to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency and Clinical Outcome
Hypercoagulability, as evaluated by TEG in patients undergoing CABG is associated with an increased risk of post-surgical thrombembolic events, however not accompanied by augmented coronary bypass graft failure.
The Use of Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation in Donors after Cardiac Death
The use of ECMO in donors after cardio-circulatory death should be encouraged and further developed.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Three-Vessel Disease and Left Main Coronary Disease: 5-Year Follow-Up of the Randomised, Clinical SYNTAX Trial
CABG should remain the standard of care for patients with complex lesions
Normothermic Extracorporeal Human Liver Perfusion following Donation after Cardiac Death
Normothermic extracorporeal liver perfusion (NELP) may increase the ability to protect, evaluate and, in future, transplant DCD livers.
To Ventilate, Oscillate, or Cannulate?
Given the risk profile and the economic impact, future research should identify the patients who benefit most from VV ECMO.
A Novel Measurement and Delivery System for Synchronizing Oxygen Gas Flow with Blood Flow during Cardiopulmonary Bypass
We present a novel system, designed to improve safety in the heart-lung machine by linking the control of blood flow and the oxygen gas flow meter.
Lung Protective Ventilation: A Summary of the Current Evidence from the 2012 American Association for Respiratory Care International Congress
Experts reviewed the current evidence regarding the risk for ventilator-induced lung injury in mechanically ventilated patients without pre-existing lung disease and in those with acute lung injury
A Review of Ethical Considerations for Ventricular Assist Device Placement in Older Adults
This article reviews some of the complex ethical issues that accompany the diffusion of ventricular assist devices (VADs) for heart failure patients
Right Ventricular Rupture and Tamponade Caused by Malposition of the Avalon Cannula for Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
We report a case of unexpected wire migration into the right ventricle at the time of final cannula advancement, resulting in right ventricular rupture and tamponade.