Has the New USP Assay for Heparin Affected Dosage for Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
A retrospective study was conducted to determine the heparin dose administered and the corresponding effect on patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass.
Brain Protection during Cardiac Surgery: Circa 2012
Brain injury during cardiac surgery can cause a potentially disabling syndrome consisting mainly of cognitive dysfunction but can manifest itself as symptoms and signs indistinguishable from frank stroke.
Custodiol® HTK Cardioplegia Use in Robotic Mitral Valve
This article reviews the technique, strategy, and considerations for use of Custodiol® HTK for myocardial protection in robotic mitral valve surgery.
Improved Environmental Impact with Diversion of Perfusion Bypass Circuit to Municipal Solid Waste
The project goal was to reduce waste disposal volume, costs and minimize the negative impact that regulated waste treatment and disposal has on the environment.
Cryoprecipitate and Platelet Administration during Modified Ultrafiltration in Children Less than 10 kg Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
We performed a retrospective study of a novel technique of administering blood products during modified ultrafiltration (MUF) in congenital cardiac surgery.
A Novel Method for Percutaneous Insertion of a Right Ventricular Assist Device
We present our initial experience with a percutaneously inserted right ventricular assist device (RVAD) in an elderly patient with severe right heart failure.
Microbubble Transmission during Cardiotomy Infusion of a Hardshell Venous Reservoir with Integrated Cardiotomy versus a Softshell Venous Reservoir with Separated Cardiotomy: An In Vitro Comparison
The purpose of this study was to compare the Medtronic IC-HSVR (Affinity NT CVR) with Medtronic’s SC-SSVR (CB 1351, CBMVR 1600) in terms of relative microbubble transmission during cardiotomy infusion.
Vacuum Assist: Angel or Demon CON
Vacuum-assisted venous drainage (VAVD) to enhance venous return during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was described as early as 1958 but was not widely used until the late 1990s.
From Bloodless Surgery to Patient Blood Management
Patient blood management strategies can be applied at every stage of care to surgical and nonsurgical patients, and they generally fall under one of these three categories (the so-called pillars of blood management): optimizing hematopoiesis and appropriate management of anemia, minimizing bleeding and blood loss, and harnessing and optimizing physiological tolerance of anemia through employing all available modalities while treatment is initiated.
Rationale and Design of the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis (IMPI) Trial: a 2 × 2 Factorial Randomized Double-Blind Multicenter Trial of Adjunctive Prednisolone and Mycobacterium with Immunotherapy in Tuberculous Pericarditis
The primary objective of the IMPI Trial is to assess the effectiveness and safety of prednisolone and M. w immunotherapy in reducing the composite outcome of death, constriction, or cardiac tamponade requiring pericardial drainage in 1,400 patients with TB pericardial effusion.
Preoperative Statin Therapy in Cardiac Surgery is More Effective in Patients Who Display Preoperative Activation of the Inflammatory System
We sought to determine whether preoperative statin treatment is more effective in reducing, after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, systemic inflammatory response and myocardial damage markers in patients who have elevated preoperative interleukin-6 levels than in patients who have normal preoperative interleukin-6 levels.
Effect of an Investigational Vaccine for Preventing Staphylococcus Aureus Infections after Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Randomized Trial
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of preoperative vaccination in preventing serious postoperative S. aureus infection in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery.