Yearly Archives: 2022

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Abstract Aims  Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) is one of the most serious complications of adult patients treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality...

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Abstract Background  Computer-assisted communication is shown to prevent critical omissions (“errors”) in the handoff process. Objective  The aim of the study was to study this effect and related provider satisfaction,..

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Abstract Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our program changed the model of care pursuing to protect the multidisciplinary team from the risk of infection..

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Abstract Pediatric cardiac extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients have high mortality rates. The purpose of our study was to develop and validate the Pediatric Survival After Veno-arterial ECMO (Pedi-SAVE) score for predicting..

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Abstract Background Twenty percent of pediatric patients with BA develop ACLF with increased mortality while awaiting LT. Respiratory complications are common in pediatric ACLF and are associated with increased morbidity..

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Abstract Background Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) is a regional surgical treatment for localized metastatic disease. High doses of chemotherapeutic agents are administered within an extracorporeal circulated isolated extremity, treating the..

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Patient with coarctation and adjacent to coarct pseudo aneurysm with high gradient undergone median sternotomy as well as innominate artery cannulation then commencement of hypothermia with simultaneous antegrade cerebral perfusion..

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Step by step Aortic And Mitral Valve replacement as well as CABG in patient with both valve stenosis you can see access to mitral valve trans aortic which can help..

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Abstract A 55-year-old patient experiencing severe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) related acute refractory respiratory failure requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) support, with femoro-femoral approach, suddenly developed both signs of..

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Abstract Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) has been used during the COVID-19 pandemic to support patients with the most severe cases of COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The earliest..

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Abstract Aim Cardioplegia is one of the most studied fields of myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. However, the most effective cardioplegia for protection in adult cardiac surgery remains unknown. Method PubMed and other..

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O III Perfusionando conta com a participação de profissionais incríveis. Será um dia inteiro de imersão na perfusão sem sair de casa.     Liga Nacional de Perfusão    

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  Congenital Heart Academy  

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Step by step aortic valve replacement and transaortic mitral valve repair in patient with severe aortic stenosis and mitral valve calcification undergone just simple incision aortotomy and both valve repair..

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Patient with severe sepsis and mitral valve bacterial endocarditis undergone CPB and surgery and usage of HA380 cytokines reduction filter with very impressive postoperative course and level of interleukins as..

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This case reports on a 67-year-old male patient, who was admitted to hospital suffering from a severe immunological response following his 2nd COVID-19 vaccination. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CoW_19_2022_E_web_compressed.pdf"]

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How do you know when it’s time to take your ECMO program to the next level? Though COVID-19 cases may be dropping for the time being, the need for ECMO..

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Abstract Objective Myocardial damage occurs in up to 25% of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. While veno-venous extracorporeal life support (V-V ECLS) is used as respiratory support, mechanical circulatory support..

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Abstract Cardiac surgery is typically attributed with a significant risk of intraoperative blood loss and allogeneic blood transfusions. Intraoperative blood loss, allogenic blood transfusions, high dose anticoagulation requirement, and interactions..

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Abstract Objective To estimate the effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) compared with conventional mechanical ventilation on outcomes of patients with covid-19 associated respiratory failure. Design Observational study. Setting 30 countries across five..

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Abstract Objectives  Disruptive intraoperative behavior has detrimental effects to clinicians, institutions, and patients. How clinicians respond to this behavior can either exacerbate or attenuate its effects. Previous investigations of disruptive..

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Abstract Background In cardiac surgery, the association between hypotension during specific intraoperative phases or vasopressor-inotropes with adverse outcomes remains unclear. This study’s hypothesis was that intraoperative hypotension duration throughout the..

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Abstract Background: Cardiac surgery often represents the only treatment option in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). However, IE surgery may lead to a sudden release of inflammatory mediators, which is..

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Abstract The incidence of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery (CSA-AKI) is up to 30%, and it places patients at an increased risk of death. The Leicester score (LS) is..

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Abstract Various factors may lead to coagulation disturbances following cardiopulmonary bypass and surgery for congenital heart disease. In addition to the risks associated with the administration of allogeneic blood products,..

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Abstract Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) can improve survival in selected patients with cardiac arrest (CA). In this meta-analysis, we evaluated factors associated with short-term survival and favorable neurologic outcome (FNO)..

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Abstract Background Neonates with critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are at risk of brain injury that may result in adverse neurodevelopment. To date,..

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Abstract Background: Vasoplegic syndrome is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This retrospective, single-center study aimed to evaluate the effect of early use of methylene..

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Abstract AIMS OF THE STUDY: Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) is an established alternative to conventional extracorporeal circulation (CECC) in coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), but data on its use in cardiac reoperations..

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Abstract Background Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) with femoral access has gained wide acceptance in the treatment of critically ill patients. Since the patient´s cardiac output (CO) can compete..