Hemoglobin Drift after Cardiac Surgery
In this report of hemoglobin drift after cardiac surgery, although all postoperative patients experienced downward hemoglobin drift, 79% of patients exhibited hemoglobin recovery before discharge.
A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial of Hemodynamic Support With Impella 2.5 Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Patients Undergoing High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The PROTECT II Study
Percutaneous coronary intervention with hemodynamic support may be feasible for these patients. Currently, there is no systematic comparative evaluation of hemodynamic support devices for this indication.
Association between Perioperative Glucose Levels and Adverse Outcomes in Infants Receiving Open-heart Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Congenital Heart Disease
There is no consensus that hyperglycaemia is an independent predictor of morbidity-mortality in children.
Lactate Clearance Time and Concentration Linked to Morbidity and Death in Cardiac Surgical Patients
This study examined the association between early plasma lactate concentrations and outcome after cardiac operations.
A Randomized Study of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Performed with the Resting Heart™ System Utilizing a Low vs a Standard Dosage of Heparin
This study aimed at evaluating the effects of reduced doses of heparin and protamine on the patient outcome, using a heparin-coated mini-cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) system.
Safety Advantage of Modified Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery for Pediatric Patients
This report assesses the safety and benefit of this modified procedure by comparing three procedures: the modified MICS (group A), conventional MICS (group B), and traditional open heart surgery (group C).
An Open Randomized Controlled Trial of Median Sternotomy Versus Anterolateral Left Thoracotomy on Morbidity and Health Care Resource Use in Patients Having Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: The Sternotomy Versus Thoracotomy (STET) trial
Our objective was to compare off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery carried out via a left anterolateral thoracotomy (ThoraCAB) or via a conventional median sternotomy (OPCAB).
Advance Targeted Transfusion in Anemic Cardiac Surgical Patients for Kidney Protection: An Unblinded Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial
Prophylactic erythrocyte transfusion in anemic patients may, therefore, protect against AKI.
Washing of Irradiated Red Blood Cells in Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Is It Clinically Useful? A Retrospective Audit
To avoid the adverse effects of increased lactate and potassium concentration during paediatric bypass, prewashing of homologous blood in a cell-saving device was implemented at our institution. A retrospective audit of clinical data was performed to assess the relevance of this method.
Risks for Impaired Cerebral Autoregulation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Postoperative Stroke
The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for impaired autoregulation during coronary artery bypass graft, valve surgery with CPB, or both and to evaluate whether near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) autoregulation monitoring could be used to identify this condition.
Inflammatory Response to Colloids Compared to Crystalloid Priming in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
We investigated the in-flammatory responses to colloids compared to crystalloid priming in cardiac surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass.
The Kinetics of Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Dual-platform Proteomics Study of Plasma Biomarkers in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
This study was designed to investigate the expression kinetics and patterns of plasma biomarkers throughout the pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedure to help predict those patients most at risk for complications.