Clotting Factors

Interleukin-6 and Procalcitonin in Serum of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass

While procalcitonin serum concentrations were dependent on aortic clamping time or incisional trauma, interleukin 6 showed no significant relation with these intraoperative variables.

Nafamostat Mesilate, As a Treatment for Heparin Resistance, Is not Associated with Perioperative Ischemic Stroke in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass

No evidence was found that nafamostat mesilate was associated with perioperative ischemic stroke in heparin-resistant patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Lack of Effectiveness of Sodium Bicarbonate in Preventing Kidney Injury in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A perioperative infusion of sodium bicarbonate did not reduce the rate of acute kidney injury or adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease who underwent cardiac surgery.