Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea and Arrhythmias: New Updates
The purpose of this review is to systematically analyze what has been recently published about the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH) and every cardiac arrhythmia separately.
Saudi Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: 2014 Updates
This Guideline was designed to provide recommendations for problems frequently encountered by practicing clinicians involved in management of pulmonary hypertension (PH). This publication targets mainly adult and pediatric PH-treating physicians, but can also be used by other physicians interested in PH.
Screening Carotid Artery Duplex in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Routine carotid duplex ultrasonography scanning may not be necessary for all patients undergoing cardiac surgery,
ABO Blood Group Influences Transfusion and Survival after Cardiac Surgery
Group AB favored improved long-term, postoperative survival
Hemotherapy Algorithms for Coagulopathic Cardiac Surgery Patients
the authors developed and implemented two more comprehensive and practical hemotherapy algorithms
Transfusion Strategy: Impact of Hemodynamics and the Challenge of Hemodilution
Blood transfusion is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and numerous reports have emphasized the need for reduction.
Anaesthetic Management of Cytoreductive Surgery Followed by Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy Perfusion
We present a single-center study including 20 patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy perfusion (HITHOC) between September 2008 and April 2013 at the University Medical Center Regensburg, Germany. Objective of the study was to describe the preoperative, anaesthetic management with special respect to pain and complication management.
Perfusionist Techniques of Reducing Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass: An Evidence-Based Review
This paper reviews the pathophysiology of the kidney and focuses on perfusion techniques that may reduce the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI).
Systemic Microvascular Shunting through Hyperdynamic Capillaries after Acute Physiological Disturbances following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The hypothesis of impaired systemic oxygen offloading caused by hyperdynamic capillaries was supported
Readmissions After Cardiac Surgery: Experience of the National Institutes of Health/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network
Readmissions are a common problem in cardiac surgery. The goal of this study was to examine the frequency, timing, and associated risk factors for readmission after cardiac operations.
Management Practices and Major Infections after Cardiac Surgery
This study sought to prospectively examine the frequency of post-operative infections and associated mortality, and modifiable management practices predictive of infections within 65 days from cardiac surgery.
Controlled Reoxygenation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass decreases Markers of Organ Damage, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Single-Ventricle Patients undergoing Pediatric Heart Surgery
Controlled reoxygenation CPB decreased the markers of organ damage