Quality, Patient Safety, and the Cardiac Surgical Team
This article reviews a decade of discussion surrounding quality and safety issues in cardiac surgery
Depicting Adverse Events in Cardiac Theatre: The Preliminary Conception of the RECORD Model
This article aims to raise awareness for safety measures in the cardiac surgical room
Trends in Aortic Clamp Use during Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Effect of Aortic Clamping Strategies on Neurologic Outcomes
The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of different clamping strategies during coronary artery bypass grafting on the incidence of postoperative stroke.
Use of Briefings and Debriefings as a Tool in Improving Team Work, Efficiency, and Communication in the Operating Theatre
Briefings and debriefings had a positive impact on teamwork and communication.
Preventing Deep Wound Infection after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Review
We recommend that cardiac surgery programs supplement their audit processes and ongoing vigilance for infections with periodic, multidisciplinary reviews of best-practice standards for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient care.
Variation in Ventilation Time After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
After adjustment for severity of illness, substantial inter-center variation exists in postoperative ventilation time in this subset of patients undergoing isolated CABG.
Clampless Technique during Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Proximal Anastomoses in the Hostile Aorta
We have found that clampless fibrillating heart surgery with circulatory arrest for proximal anastomoses is a safe and effective technique for revascularizing patients with significant ascending aortic disease who are at high risk for cerebral embolic complications.
Discordance between Microcirculatory Alterations and Arterial Pressure in Patients with Hemodynamic Instability
These data support the concept that microcirculatory blood flow indices can yield physiologic information distinct from macrocirculatory hemodynamic parameters.
Adenosine in Cold Blood Cardioplegia–A Placebo-Controlled Study
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the addition of adenosine in continuous cold blood cardioplegia would enhance myocardial protection.
Monitoring Incomplete Heparin Reversal and Heparin Rebound After Cardiac Surgery
ACT is not able to detect residual heparin activity
Platelet Function Measurement-Based Strategy to Reduce Bleeding and Waiting Time in Clopidogrel-Treated Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
We evaluated the role of platelet function testing in clopidogrel-treated patients undergoing CABG.
Briefing and Debriefing in the Cardiac Operating Room. Analysis of Impact on Theatre Team Attitude and Patient Safety
The health industry may benefit from embracing the briefing-debriefing technique as an adjunct to continuous improvement through reflective learning