New Technology Feature: The LIFEBRIDGE B2T® Compact Heart-Lung System
The LIFEBRIDGE B2T® ("Bridge to Therapy") is a miniaturized and compact heart-lung support system.
New Technology Feature: The LIFEBRIDGE B2T® Compact Heart-Lung System
The LIFEBRIDGE B2T® ("Bridge to Therapy") is a miniaturized and compact heart-lung support system.
Feasibility and Safety of Delivering Xenon to Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery While on Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Phase I Study
Background: Postoperative neurocognitive deficit is prevalent after cardiac surgery. Xenon may prevent or ameliorate acute neuronal injury, but it also may aggravate injury […]
Effects of Atorvastatin on Systemic Inflammatory Response After Coronary Bypass Surgery
Therefore, we investigated the effects of preoperative atorvastatin treatment on systemic inflammatory response and perioperative morbidity after cardiopulmonary bypass.
Low-Flow Perfusion Via the Innominate Artery During Aortic Arch Operations Provides Only Limited Somatic Circulatory Support
Aortic arch operations in pediatric patients using low-flow perfusion techniques have been standardized to a certain degree, but some of the often-stated beneficial effects have never been proven. Especially, the existence or efficacy of any subdiaphragmal perfusion still remains unclear.
Lung Perfusion With Clarithromycin Ameliorates Lung Function After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Our study observed the protective effect of clarithromycin on inflammatory lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass.
Phosphorylcholine Coating May Limit Thrombin Formation During High-Risk Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
We evaluated the effects of a Pc-coated oxygenator on blood coagulation in patients undergoing high-risk open heart surgery and receiving tranexamic acid.
Improved Hemodynamics and Outcome After Modified Norwood Operation on the Beating Heart
This study compares postoperative hemodynamics and survival in patients who underwent Norwood procedure on the beating heart to those operated on with cardioplegic cardiac arrest.
Coagulation Factor XIII Reduces Postoperative Bleeding After Coronary Surgery with Extracorporeal Circulation
In a prospective, randomized, double blinded study, 2500 units, 1250 units, and a placebo were administered in groups of 25 patients each, immediately after administration of protamine. Postoperative amount of blood loss and blood transfusion was recorded.
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Trasylol
The Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory alerting doctors who perform heart bypass surgery, and their patients, that Trasyolol (aprotinin injection), a drug used to prevent blood loss during surgery, has been linked in two scientific publications to higher risks of serious side effects including kidney problems, heart attacks and strokes in patients who undergo artery bypass graft surgery.
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Trasylol (Full Summary)
The Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory alerting doctors who perform heart bypass surgery, and their patients, that Trasyolol (aprotinin injection), a drug used to prevent blood loss during surgery, has been linked in two scientific publications to higher risks of serious side effects including kidney problems, heart attacks and strokes in patients who undergo artery bypass graft surgery.
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