Cannulation Strategies for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Mastering the art of cannulation will provide surgeons with a toolbox to choose from when performing MICS in a wide variety of procedures.
ECMO Use in COVID-19: Lessons from Past Respiratory Virus Outbreaks—a Narrative Review
Here, we review the experience with the use of ECMO in the past respiratory virus outbreaks and discuss potential role for ECMO in COVID-19.
Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Pneumatically Driven Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Device
The pneumatically driven ECMO device provided excellent safety and physiologic efficacy in a 7-day sheep experiment without visible clotting, hemolysis, or sustained reductions in fibrinogen or platelets.
Is Aortic Valve Replacement with a Minimally Invasive Extracorporeal Circuit a Contemporary Option for Octogenarians?
SAVR utilizing a minimally invasive extracorporeal circuit improves the quality of patient care and can offer an alternative to TAVR in octogenarians.
Pitfalls of Retrograde Cardioplegia Cannulation: Left Atrium Dissection
Left atrial dissection (LAD) is a rare complication of cardiac surgery. We present a case of LAD that occurred during a partial arch repair for Stanford acute type A aortic dissection.
Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation Timing: A New Numerical Model for Programming and Training in the Clinical Environment
The new IABP module is easy to manage and can be used as a training tool in a clinical setting. Although based on literature data, the outcome of the simulations is encouraging. Additional work is ongoing with a view to further validate its features.
Towards Integrative Neuromonitoring of the Surgical Newborn – A Systematic Review
Neuromonitoring with the techniques currently used will neither help our understanding of the altered neonatal pathophysiology, nor enable early detection of deviation from the norm. The modalities lack specificity and are not related to clinical (long-term) outcome or prognosis. Accordingly, we were unable to draw up a monitoring guideline.
Engineering Blood Outgrowth Endothelial Cells to Optimize Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase and Extracellular Matrix Production for Coating of Blood Contacting Surfaces
Taken together, our findings demonstrate that cell-ECM interactions are fundamental to the regulation of eNOS in BOECs and suggest that disruption of key intracellular pathways (such as ROCK) may be necessary to enhance functional activity of an endothelialized surface.
Review and Reflections about Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Devices from History to Future: Concerning Safety and Low Haemolysis — Still Needed
Volume displacement pumps can produce high blood pressure, so they are indispensable for clinical use today and in the future. In this work, nearly all pulsatile blood pumps used in clinical life are described.
Thromboelastographic Results and Hypercoagulability Syndrome in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Who Are Critically Ill
Our findings suggest that alterations of diagnostic and prophylactic treatment guidelines may be critical for the successful treatment of coagulopathies associated with COVID-19.
Microcirculatory Perfusion Disturbances following Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a Systematic Review
CPB during cardiac surgery impaired sublingual microcirculatory perfusion as reflected by reduced FCD, PVD, and PPV. Four studies reported this effect at least 24 h after surgery. Further research is warranted to conclude on the duration of CPB-induced microcirculatory perfusion disturbances and the relationship with clinical outcome.
AV Flow Cannula: A New Device for Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion
The novelty of this device is the possibility of a guidewire introduction using the Seldinger technique.