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Abstract Objectives Despite training and the recognition that speaking up can mitigate harm to patients and save lives, healthcare professionals do not consistently speak up when they have patient safety concerns...

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Abstract Purpose: The goal of this investigation was to examine the influence of two oxygenators with different membranes, made of either polypropylene (PPL) or polymethylpentane (PMP), on the plasma concentration of..

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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support requires skills that can only be found in specialized centers. The number of patients annually supported with ECMO is positively associated with the survival..

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Abstract The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is growing rapidly in all patient populations, especially adults for both acute lung or heart failure. ECMO is a complex, high risk,..

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Abstract Introduction Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) may be used in the setting of pregnancy or the peripartal period, however its utility has not been well-characterized. This study aims to give..

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Abstract Anterograde or retrograde cerebral perfusion can protect the brain from ischemic injury during hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA), but neither type of perfusion provides blood flow to the abdominal viscera...

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Abstract Objective The study objective was to assess the benefits of del Nido cardioplegia compared with cold blood cardioplegia solution in terms of myocardial protection during adult cardiac surgery. Methods..

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Abstract One of the hallmarks of the SARS-CoV-2 infection has been the inflammatory process that played a role in its pathogenesis, resulting in mortality within susceptible individuals. This uncontrolled inflammatory..

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Abstract Patient safety is typically assessed by the frequency of adverse events or incidents, which means we seek to determine safety by its absence rather than its presence. The Safety-II perspective..

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Abstract Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an important treatment option for organ support in respiratory insufficiency, cardiac failure, or as an advanced tool for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Reports on pediatric..

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Abstract Objectives To determine whether the early use of  after cardiac surgery in the first 24 hours in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with reduced mortality. Design A single-center..

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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use is increasing worldwide, driven by device simplification and increasing need during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, while bleeding and thrombotic events remain a..

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Abstract Background: Blood purifcation through the removal of plasma solutes by adsorption to beads of charcoal or resins contained in a cartridge (hemoperfusion) has a long and imperfect history. Developments..

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Abstract Background Gelatin has been used as a plasma volume expander because of its ability to preserve intravascular volume more effectively than crystalloids. However, gelatin may have detrimental effects on..

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Abstract Anticoagulation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for Coronovirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be performed by direct or indirect thrombin inhibitors but differences in outcomes with these agents are uncertain...

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Abstract Background We evaluated the impact of valve type (mechanical vs. bioprosthetic) on survival after aortic root replacement (ARR). Methods In a propensity-matched analysis, we evaluated consecutive operations from 2010..

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Abstract Tocilizumab is known to improve outcomes in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. However, little is known about its utility in patients with COVID-19 who require respiratory..

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Abstract Refractory hypoxemia despite the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related acute respiratory distress syndrome remains a challenging problem. A single ECMO circuit may not..

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Abstract Background Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion (SACP) has become our preferred method for cerebral protection during open arch cases. While the initial approach involved sewing a graft to the innominate..

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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving therapy utilized for patients with severe life-threatening cardiorespiratory failure. Patients treated with ECMO are among the most severely ill encountered in critical..

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Abstract Background:A pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) is a multidisciplinary team established to improve clinical care for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). However, data regarding detailed institutional experience and clinical..

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Abstract Objectives To test the clinical performance of a novel continuous noninvasive cardiac output (CO) monitoring based on expired carbon dioxide kinetics in cardiac surgery patients. Design A prospective feasibility..

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Abstract Brain death, also commonly referred to as death by neurologic criteria, has been considered a legal definition of death for decades. Its determination involves many considerations and subtleties. In..

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Abstract Objectives To the best of our knowledge, no published clinical guidelines have ever undergone an economic evaluation to determine whether their implementation represented an efficient allocation of resources. Here,..

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Abstract As transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) expands in use as an alternative to surgical AVR (SAVR) for patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis across a wide spectrum of..

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Abstract Objectives:  The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with COVID-19 has been supported by major healthcare organizations, yet the role of specific management strategies during ECMO requires..

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Abstract A retrospective study was performed examining the trend of inflammatory markers, including D-dimers, in 29 COVID-19 patients requiring veno-venous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. We observed that COVID-19..

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Abstract Fluid resuscitation is a core component of emergency and critical care medicine. While the focus of clinicians has largely been on detecting patients who would respond to fluid therapy, relatively..

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Abstract Background Surgical procedures in the heart requires protection of the heart from ischemia–reperfusion injury. Cardioplegia is the primary myocardial protective method in use. Histidine–tryptophan–ketoglutarate (HTK) solution is an intracellular..

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Abstract Two equations have been developed from multi-frequency measurements of blood impedance Zb for a simultaneous electrical online estimation of changes in blood hematocrit ΔH [%] and temperatures ΔT [K] in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Zb of fixed blood..