COVID-19: Chest Drains With Air Leak – The Silent ‘Super Spreader’?
to the authors’ knowledge, no specific guidance is available regarding the potential risk of aerosolization of SARS-Cov-2 virus via chest drains in patients with active air leak.
CAPACITY-COVID: a European Registry to Determine the Role of Cardiovascular Disease in the COVID-19 Pandemic
To accelerate knowledge on the role of cardiovascular disease in the COVID-19 pandemic, standardized and coordinated data collection on a large scale is of pivotal importance.
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Can Be An Ally in the Fight Against COVID-19
Troponin should be considered an ally and a crucial diagnostic and prognostic aid in what will become even more challenging times for healthcare provision worldwide.
Lower Preoperative Hematocrit, Longer Hospital Stay, and Neurocognitive Decline After Cardiac Surgery
A lower preoperative hematocrit and prolonged length of hospital stay are correlated with neurocognitive decline after cardiac surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass.
Current Practice of Calcium Use During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Weaning: Results of an International Survey
This survey demonstrates that the majority of cardiac centers use calcium in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery, especially during weaning from CPB. There is variability on the type of drug, dose, and modality of drug administration.
Are Blood Products Routinely Required in Pediatric Heart Surgery?
The majority of children with a BW > 8.5 kg required no blood products and those with a BW ≤ 8.5 kg required only 1 unit of blood, to prime the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit.
The Utility of Albumin Level as a Marker of Postoperative Course in Infants Undergoing Repair of Congenital Heart Disease
In summary, we found that preoperative and POD#2 albumin levels predicted prolonged and complicated postoperative course.
The Impact of Circulation in a Heart–Lung Machine on Function and Survival Characteristics of Red Blood Cells
These changes in key characteristics of the red blood cell aging process likely increase the susceptibility of red blood cells to the various mechanical, osmotic, and immunological stress conditions encountered during and after surgery in the patient’s circulation, and thereby contribute to the side effects of surgery.
Blood Pressure Management in Cardiac Surgery
Management within the limits of normal blood pressure in the case of cardiac surgery is an important prognostic factor and the specific characteristics of the different scenarios are important to be known.
Cardiac Surgery is Associated with Biomarker Evidence of Neuronal Damage
Cardiac surgery is associated with neuronal injury, which is aggravated by extracorporeal circulation.
Transatlantic Editorial: Institutional Investigations of Ethically Flawed Reports in Cardiothoracic Surgery Journals
Whether or not the responsible institution changes or improves its investigational process is up to the institution, of course, but at a minimum the journal will have deployed a potentially effective tool in its efforts to protect the integrity of the cardiothoracic surgery literature.
The Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Corticosteroids for the Prevention of Adverse Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery Using Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
In the present meta-analysis of 62 RCTs (16 457 patients), including the 2 major RCTs (SIRS and DECS trials: 12 001 patients), we found that prophylactic corticosteroids in cardiac surgery did not reduce mortality.