Low Hematocrit Levels: a Risk Factor for Long-term Outcomes in Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiovascular Surgery. A Retrospective Study
While low-risk patients who undergo elective surgery can tolerate low hematocrit levels, the benefits of higher hematocrit levels might outweigh the risk of transfusion in high-risk patients.
Vasoplegia After Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Endothelial Glycocalyx Alterations
To assess endothelial glycocalyx (EG) alteration in vasoplegic syndrome after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia in Pediatrics Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated response to heparin administration.
Proteomic Analysis of Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass Using Contemporary Ontological Tools
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is essential for the repair of many congenital cardiac defects in infants but is associated with significant derangements in hemostasis and systemic inflammation.
A Novel Target to Reduce Microglial Inflammation and Neuronal Damage After Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Neuroinflammation acts as a contributor to neurologic deficits after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Epinephrine-induced Electrical Storm After Aortic Surgery
Electrical storm (ES) is a potentially lethal syndrome defined as three or more sustained episodes of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation within 24 h.
The Results of Cardiac Surgery in Terms of Patient Blood Management in Our Hospital
Beginning in 2014, the patient blood management (PBM) protocol is individualised based on patients’ comorbidities, and the threshold for transfusion is 7 g dL−1 of haemoglobin for patients without comorbidities and 8–9 g dL−1 for patients with comorbidities
Impact of MELD Score and Cardiopulmonary Bypass Duration on Post-operative Hypoxic Hepatitis in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
The outcome of open-heart surgery for patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) varies widely, indicating multifactorial influences on liver injury after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Neurologic Outcomes After Heart Surgery
Patients who have undergone congenital heart surgery may appear outwardly normal, but their neurodevelopmental outcomes are often abnormal.
Procalcitonin to Stop Antibiotics After Cardiovascular Surgery in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—The PROSACAB Study
Children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after cardiovascular surgery usually require treatment with antibiotics due to suspicion of infection.
Cartridge-Based Thromboelastography Can Be Used to Monitor and Quantify the Activity of Unfractionated and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins
Thromboelastography is increasingly utilized in the management of bleeding and thrombotic complications where heparin management remains a cornerstone.
Effect of Cardiac Arrest With Aortic Cross-clamping During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Some patients who undergo continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) implantation require concomitant procedures that can be performed with or without cardiac arrest under aortic cross-clamping (AXC).