Healthcare Utilization and Costs of Cardiopulmonary Complications Following Cardiac Surgery in the United States
This study demonstrates that HF and RF complication rates post cardiac surgery are substantial, and complication-related healthcare utilization over the first year following surgery results in significant incremental costs.
Rationale and Design of the Steroids to Reduce Systemic Inflammation after Infant Heart Surgery (STRESS) Trial
The pragmatic “trial within a registry” design may provide a mechanism for conducting low cost, high efficiency trials in a heretofore-understudied patient population.
Cardiopulmonary Bypass and AKI: AKI Is Bad, So Let’s Get Beyond the Diagnosis
It is now well-established that AKI is a serious and common complication following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in both children and adults.
Incidence of Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery requires fewer blood transfusions and mediastinitis is less frequently observed compared to conventional median sternotomy surgical intervention, and it leads to earlier recovery and discharge.
Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Treatment of Malignant Hyperthermia
This suggests the potential for CPB or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a possible treatment for the symptoms of MH.
The Organ-Protective Effect of Higher Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide in the Normal Range for Infant Patients Undergoing Ventricular Septal Defect Repair
The aim of this study was to determine whether a higher level of partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) within the normal range in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery had an organ-protective effect.
Mycobacterium Chimaera Infections: An Update
Our review aims to provide an updated account of microbiological characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of Mycobacterium chimaera infections, with a special focus on those developing after cardiothoracic surgery.
Impact of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time on Postoperative Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Surgeries: A Systemic Review and Regression of Metadata
Cardiopulmonary bypass time appears to affect clinical outcomes adversely and is associated with prolonged MV. Avoiding CPB or limiting it to a minimum may decrease the days of MV required.
Hemostatic Management of Extracorporeal Circuits Including Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Managing bleeding on extracorporeal support requires careful monitoring and a thoughtful approach.
Clinical Utility of the Quantra® Point‐of‐care Haemostasis Analyser During Urgent Cardiac Surgery
We have shown that point‐of‐care testing using the novel Quantra system provides useful data for guiding transfusion management.
Moderate and Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest has a Comparable Effect on Acute Kidney Injury After Total Arch Replacement with Frozen Elephant Trunk Procedure in Type A Aortic Dissection
MHCA was not superior to DHCA in decreasing postoperative AKI. Thus, MHCA should not definitively replace DHCA.
Aortic Cannula Orientation and Flow Impacts Embolic Trajectories: Computational Cardiopulmonary Bypass
This numerical study illustrated distinct trajectory behaviours between gaseous and solid emboli where slight changes in aortic cannula orientation influenced idealised emboli direction with higher pump flows magnifying the effects.