Perfusion Policies 101: Cold Agglutinins

Blood Warm Reperfusion: A Necessary Adjunct to Heart-Valve Surgery in Low-Risk Patients?

The aim of this prospective, randomized study was to determine whether blood warm reperfusion improves myocardial protection provided by cold crystalloid cardioplegia in patients undergoing first-time elective heart-valve surgery, using cardiac troponin I release as the criterion for evaluating the adequacy of myocardial protection.

Waiting Time and Mortality After Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Limited resources for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) results in waiting times, prioritization between patients, and to mortality among the patients on the waiting list.