Miscategorization of Deaths in the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Events Database
As the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moves to hasten approval of medical devices, data from postmarketing studies and registries are increasingly relied on to inform decision-making.
Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury Among Paediatric Patients After Repair of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a prevalent complication after the surgical repair of paediatric cardiac defects and is associated with poor outcomes.
Novel Use of Cangrelor with Heparin During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients with Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia who Require Cardiovascular Surgery: A Case Series
Optimal anticoagulation strategy during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) remains uncertain in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) who require urgent/emergent cardiac surgery.
Peak Creatinine, Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Mortality After Stage One Single-ventricle Reconstruction
It is important to identify therapies which minimise complications associated with prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass duration in high risk populations.
Protamine
Protamine is an FDA-approved drug for use in neutralizing the effect of unfractionated heparin.
Comparison of the Efficacy of Transthoracic Cannulation into the Ascending Aorta Versus Femoral Artery Cannulation in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Transthoracic cannulation into the ascending aorta is reliable and can be safely performed.
Custodiol cardioplegia Solution Compared to Cold Blood cardioplegia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: a Single-institution Experience
Single-dose Custodiol is as safe as blood cardioplegia for myocardial protection in congenital cardiac surgery for the cross-clamp times evaluated in this study.
A Case Series on the Value of Tau and Neurofilament Protein Levels to Predict and Detect Delirium in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Tau and NfL might be of benefit to identify patients in cardiac surgery at risk for delirium and to detect patients with the postoperative emergence of delirium.
Impact of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Aorta Cross Clamp Time on the Length of Mechanical Ventilation after Cardiac Surgery among Children: A Saudi Arabian Experience
According to our results, CPB and ACC time are not associated with PMV or prolonged hospital LOS.
Can Higher Body Mass Index Patients Save Blood Following On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?
Our findings suggest higher BMI may reduce postoperative bleeding volume and transfusion rate, thus such patients may save blood products during on-pump CABG.
Association of Postoperative Blood Pressure and Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery
We sought to characterize the relationship between postoperative blood pressure on the day of surgery and metrics of bleeding.
Perioperative THR-184 and AKI after Cardiac Surgery
AKI after cardiac surgery is associated with mortality, prolonged hospital length of stay, use of dialysis, and subsequent CKD. We evaluated the effects of THR-184, a bone morphogenetic protein-7 agonist, in patients at high risk for AKI after cardiac surgery.