Does Incorporation of Thromboelastography Improve Bleeding Prediction Following Adult Cardiac Surgery
We investigated whether the addition of thromboelastography (TEG) parameters to a clinically based bleeding model would improve the predictability of postoperative bleeding.
Reversal of Heparin After Cardiac Surgery: Protamine Titration Using a Statistical Model
The objective of this study is to establish a statistical model for determination of protamine dose in conjunction with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Evaluation of Patient Safety Culture: A Survey of Clinicians in a Cardiovascular Operating Room
The aim of this study was to understand the perceived safety culture and attitudes of caregivers in a large cardiovascular operating room (CVOR) in a mid-Atlantic state where more than 1500 procedures are performed annually to include ventricular assist device placement and heart and lung transplantations.
Utilization of Blood Components in Cardiac Surgery: A Single-Centre Retrospective Analysis with Regard to Diagnosis-Related Procedures
Programs of patient blood management (PBM) have been implemented to avoid unnecessary blood transfusions and to standardise the indication of blood transfusions more strictly with aim to improve patients' overall outcomes.
Point of Care and Factor Concentrate-Based Coagulation Algorithms
The use of point of care (POC) devices integrated in algorithms is one of the important mechanisms to limit blood product exposure.
Anticoagulation Management During Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Trial Comparing Individualized Heparin Management and Conventional Hemostasis Management
Individualized heparin management (IHM) was compared against conventional hemostasis management (CHM) in a randomized, prospective study.
Intraoperative Tight Glucose Control Using Hyperinsulinemic Normoglycemia Increases Delirium after Cardiac Surgery
The authors sought to determine the effect of tight intraoperative glucose control using a hyperinsulinemic-normoglycemic clamp approach on postoperative delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Femoral Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Life Support with Minimal or No Heparin
Recent technological advances in cardiopulmonary bypass circuits achieving surface bonding with heparin have permitted prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in experimental studies without the use of systemic anticoagulation.
Evaluating the Introduction of Extracorporeal Life Support Technology to a Tertiary-Care Pediatric Institution: Smoothing the Learning Curve Through Interprofessional Simulation Training
Our objective was to evaluate the outcomes of an educational curriculum designed to introduce an Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) program to a noncardiac pediatric surgical center.
The Incidence of “Load & Go” Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Candidates for Emergency Department Utilization of Emergency Extracorporeal Life Support: A One-Year Review
The aim of this observational study was to identify the incidence of patients which fulfill "load & go"-criteria for emergency extracorporeal life support (E-ECLS) at the emergency department (ED).
Extracorporeal Life Support Bridge to Ventricular Assist Device: The Double Bridge Strategy
In patients requiring left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support, it can be difficult to ascertain suitability for long-term mechanical support with LVAD and eventual transplantation.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: US Experience
New technological developments in valve design will make transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) available to an even wider group of patients. This review describes the TAVR procedure and its critical stages.