Haematic Antegrade Repriming Procedure to Initiate A Safer Cardiopulmonary Bypass
HAR is proposed as a new approach to increase the safety of the CPB. Its overall benefits should be properly assessed and validated by current and further studies.
Sensors for Continuous Monitoring of Surgeon’s Cognitive Workload in the Cardiac Operating Room
The primary novelty and contribution of this work is in demonstrating the feasibility of collecting continuous sensor data from a surgical team member in a real-world setting.
Description of the Minimized Extracorporeal Circuit to Perform Haematic Antegrade Repriming in Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Detailing the MiECC circuit used during HAR is a differencing feature that increases the replicability of the procedure reducing errors and the impact of the cardiopulmonary bypass.
Diabetic Control Agents and Their Impact on Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Clinical Overview
A literature review was performed to identify articles discussing the effects of anti-diabetic medications (ADMs) on cardiovascular outcomes and surgical mortality and morbidity rates.
Inter-hospital COVID ECMO Air Transportation
The detailed protocol is described alongside initial data of its use. To date, 14 patients have been placed on ECMO support at an outside facility and successfully transported via helicopter to our hub hospital using this protocol.
Safely Repositioning Dual-Lumen ECMO Cannulas with A Transfemoral Lasso Snare
We describe three patients who successfully had dual-lumen cannulas repositioned without cessation of ECMO using a transfemoral “lasso” technique.
Comparison of A Perfusion Simulator to A Clinical Operating Room: Evaluation of Eye Tracking Data and Subjective Perception. A Pilot Study
The use of the simulator for (advanced) training is accepted and explicitly requested by perfusionists. Yet further research is needed to identify the decisive factors (like simulation duration or additional tasks) for a valid execution in the simulator. Furthermore, a larger sample size should be regarded to allow statistical analysis.
Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery: An Evolving Field
The neurologic outcomes of brain protection in aortic arch surgery largely depend on the following three major components: cerebral temperature, circulatory arrest time, and cerebral perfusion during circulatory arrest.
Hype or Hope: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Against Acute Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
In this review, we describe the protective role of VNS in myocardial I/R injury and related potential mechanisms. Then, we discuss the challenge and the opportunity of VNS in the treatment of acute myocardial I/R injury.
Validation of a Novel NeurOs Cerebral Oximetry Monitor Against the INVOS Monitor During Cardiac Surgery
In conclusion, the novel NeurOs system was found to correlate with INVOS cerebral oximetry measurements during cardiac surgery.
Associations Between Mean Arterial Pressure During Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Biomarkers of Cerebral Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Secondary Results from A Randomized Controlled Trial
We found no significant differences in levels of biomarkers of neurological injury in patients undergoing elective or subacute CABG and/or aortic valve replacement randomized to either a target MAP of 40–50 mmHg or a target MAP of 70–80 mmHg during CBP.
Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients and Predictors of Mortality
The present study suggests that ECMO is a potentially lifesaving treatment for selected critically ill COVID‐19 patients. Considering IL‐6 and NT‐per‐BNP, in addition to the RESP score, may enhance outcome predictions.