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.
Vacuum-Assisted Venous Drainage, Angel or Demon: PRO?
Vacuum-assisted venous drainage (VAVD) was proposed to optimize venous drainage during bypass through femoral venous cannulation.
The Thoratec® CentriMag® for Pediatric Right Ventricular Failure
We describe the successful use of the Thoratec® CentriMag® in a pediatric patient posttransplantation with acute right ventricular failure.
The Effects of Pressure on Gases in Solution: Possible Insights to Improve Microbubble Filtration for Extracorporeal Circulation
Improvements in micropore arterial line filter designs used for extracorporeal circulation are still needed because microbubbles larger than the rated pore sizes are being detected beyond the filter outlet.
Brachial Arterial Temperature as an Indicator of Core Temperature: Proof of Concept and Potential Applications
There is potential for heat loss and hypothermia during anesthesia and also for hyperthermia if heat conservation and active warming measures are not accurately titrated.
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.
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.
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.