Characterization of Neonatal Aortic Cannula Jet Flow Regimes for Improved Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Based on these results, a novel diffuser type cannula tip is proposed for improved jet flow-control, decreased blood damage and exit force and increased permissible flow rates.
Tools and Procedures for ex vivo Vein Arterialization, Preconditioning and Tissue Engineering: A Step Forward to Translation to Combat the Consequences of Vascular Graft Remodeling
The present contribution reviews recent progress in bioengineering approaches used to mimic arterial hemodynamic conditions in vascular grafts and vessel substitutes used in vascular surgery.
Comparison of the Effects of Sevoflurane, Isoflurane, and Desflurane on Microcirculation in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
This investigation was performed to compare the effects of inhalation agents on microcirculation in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using orthogonal polarization spectral imaging.
Fresh Blood for Transfusion: How Old is Too Old for Red Blood Cell Units?
Available evidence currently precludes any firm conclusion, as to whether the transfusion of fresher red blood cell (RBC) units has advantages over older RBC units with regard to clinical outcome, including morbidity or mortality.
Custodiol versus Blood Cardioplegia in Complex Cardiac Operations: An Australian Experience
We hypothesized that a single administration of Bretschneider histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) crystalloid solution (Custodiol) offers myocardial protection comparable with repeated tepid blood cardioplegia.
Hybrid Approach Combining Off-Pump CABG with Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation via Median Sternotomy
He underwent a novel hybrid treatment approach combining off-pump CABG and transapical aortic valve implantation via a median sternotomy
Strategic and Operational Aspects of a Transfusion-Free Neonatal Arterial Switch Operation
At our institution, a 3.5 kg neonate, born to a family of Jehovah's Witnesses and postnatally diagnosed with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) and a small muscular ventricular septal defect, underwent a successful arterial switch operation without blood or platelet transfusion.
Contribution of Endogenous Bradykinin to Fibrinolysis, Inflammation, and Blood Product Transfusion Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
This study tested the hypothesis that endogenous bradykinin contributes to the fibrinolytic and inflammatory response to CPB and that bradykinin B(2) receptor antagonism reduces fibrinolysis, inflammation, and subsequent transfusion requirements.
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning: The Surgeon’s Perspective
Remote ischemic preconditioning, with the use of brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion of vascular territories remote from the heart, has been shown convincingly to decrease myocardial injury.
Effects of Circuit Residual Volume Salvage Reinfusion on the Postoperative Clinical Outcome for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of washed cardiopulmonary (CPB) circuit residual blood reinfusion on the postoperative clinical outcome for pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Clinical Outcome of the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in 201 Patients
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of the PAS-Port® Proximal Anastomosis System.
Pulmonary Perfusion with Oxygenated Blood or Custodiol HTK Solution during Cardiac Surgery for Postoperative Pulmonary Function in COPD Patients
The Pulmonary Protection Trial (PP-Trial) randomizes 90 patients undergoing CPB-dependent cardiac surgery to evaluate whether pulmonary perfusion with oxygenated blood or custodiol HTK solution reduces postoperative pulmonary dysfunction in COPD patients.