Abstract Hyperoxemia commonly occurs in clinical practice and is often left untreated. Many studies have shown increased mortality in patients with hyperoxemia, but data on neurological outcome in these patients..
Read MoreAbstract Zafren, Ken, Raimund Lechner, Peter Paal, Hermann Brugger, Giles Peek, and Tomasz Darocha. Induced hypothermia to as cold as 3°C in humans: Forgotten cases rediscovered. High Alt Med Biol. 22:000–000, 2021...
Read MoreAbstract Research question Given the relative independence of ventilator settings from gas exchange and plasticity of blood gas values during extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), do mechanical ventilation parameters and blood..
Read MoreAbstract Right heart failure (RHF) is a common, yet difficult to manage, complication of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) that is associated with increased mortality. Reports..
Read MoreAbstract We describe the successful transplantation of a brain-dead donor supported by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) after cardiac arrest secondary to pulmonary embolism. The donor was a 50-year-old female..
Read MoreAbstract OBJECTIVES The pathophysiology of delirium after cardiac surgery is complex. The present study aims to determine perioperative risk factors and construct a scoring system for postoperative delirium based..
Read MoreAbstract Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) has been used as a life-supporting modality for patients with severe respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aim to evaluate..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives: Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest is an effective treatment for coronary artery and aortic valve diseases. However, the myocardium sustains reperfusion injury after ischemic cardioplegic arrest...
Read MoreAbstract Background: Little data is published describing the use of medications prescribed for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Even though many patients with PAH..
Read MoreAbstract Importance Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has poor outcome. Whether intra-arrest transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), and immediate invasive assessment and treatment (invasive strategy) is beneficial in this setting remains uncertain...
Read MoreAbstract Cardiac arrest is an important public health concern, affecting an estimated 356,500 people in the out-of-hospital setting and 209,000 people in the in-hospital setting each year. The causes of..
Read MoreAbstract Cardiac arrest (CA) is a frequent cause of death and a major public health issue. To date, conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the only efficient method of resuscitation available..
Read MoreBlood Protection Method: Retrograde Autologous Prime In order to carry out open heart surgery, the functions of the heart and lungs must be stopped and the blood inside the..
Read MoreAbstract BACKGROUND Targeted temperature management is recommended for patients after cardiac arrest, but the supporting evidence is of low certainty. METHODS In an open-label trial with blinded assessment of outcomes,..
Read MoreAbstract Importance Oxygen supplementation is a cornerstone treatment in pediatric critical care. Accumulating evidence suggests that overzealous use of oxygen, leading to hyperoxia, is associated with worse outcomes compared with patients..
Read MoreAbstract We evaluated the optimal mean arterial pressure (MAP) for favorable neurological outcomes in patients who underwent extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). Adult patients who underwent ECPR were included. The average..
Read MoreAbstract Background cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) has gained increasing as a promising but resource-intensive intervention for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). There is little data to quantify the impact of this intervention..
Read MoreAbstract Heart disease is among the most important health problems in our country and in the world. Heart diseases are widely repaired in adults, children and newborns with open heart..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives The aim of this study was to develop and validate a score to accurately predict the probability of death for adult extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). Background ECPR is..
Read MoreAbstract Background. Temporary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been described in select patients, and data are limited on the CardioHELP device (Maquet). The..
Read MoreAbstract Background Laboratory studies demonstrate glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) as a potent cardioprotective intervention, but clinical trials have yielded mixed results, likely because of varying formulas and timing of GIK treatment and..
Read MoreAbstract Intraoperative temperature regimen is usually planned preoperatively ‘in team’. Selecting and understanding the impact of the temperature regimen (normothermia, or mild, moderate or severe hypothermia) is usually related to..
Read MoreAbstract Background Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is optimally treated by pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PEA). Treatment effectiveness has been evaluated principally using single-center series. Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons..
Read MoreAbstract Objective To investigate the effects of different target hypothermia on the cardiovascular function and prognosis of rats after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Methods A total of 44 male SD rats were..
Read MoreAbstract Background The effects of adrenaline on cerebral blood vessels during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are not well understood. We developed an extracorporeal CPR model that maintains constant low systemic blood..
Read MoreSurvival and Factors Associated with Survival with Extracorporeal Life Support During Cardiac Arrest
Abstract The survival rate after cardiac arrest (CA) remains low. The utilization of extracorporeal life support is proposed to improve management. However, this resource-intensive tool is associated with complications and..
Read MoreAbstract Background Age over 70 years seems to confer poor prognosis for patients under mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Advanced age is usually a relative contraindication. Our objective was to assess the..
Read MoreAbstract The level of evidence of expert recommendations for starting extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is low. Therefore, we reported..
Read MoreAbstract Drugs intoxications often lead to severe vasoplegia and cardiogenic shock, and VA-ECMO represents a viable therapy option. However, as cardiopulmonary support is not contributing to the removal of the..
Read MoreAbstract Background Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the operative and early postoperative results of the use of del Nido solution (dNCS) with traditional blood cardioplegia..
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