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Abstract Background Elevated arterial–central venous carbon dioxide partial pressure difference (AVCO2) may be an important marker to predict tissue and organ hypoperfusion in adults. We analyzed the hemodynamic data of..

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Abstract The impact of cervical cannulation on neurologic outcome has not been yet studied among children receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in the context of severe sepsis or septic..

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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may be a life-saving procedure for patients with severe reversible pulmonary or cardiac failure or for patients in need for a bridge to transplantation. ECMO..

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Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a rare congenital malformation in which all four pulmonary veins do not connect normally to the left atrium. Instead the four pulmonary veins..

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 with  is a more severe form of TOF, a type of heart defect. It’s a congenital condition, which means it’s something a baby is born with. Babies who have TOF with..

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The normal pumping chambers of the heart (the ventricles) must have an inflow valve to let blood in, a good-sized pumping chamber and an outflow to allow blood to exit the..

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In patients with a TAC only one vessel originates from the heart chambers. Generally the common vessel (truncus) overrides a ventricular septal defect. Depending on the origin of the pulmonary..

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Abstract Cardioplegia is used to induce cardiac arrest in order to facilitate cardiac surgery in patients supported by cardiopulmonary bypass. It is administered directly into the coronary vessels after the..

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Abstract Background: Due to the substantial improvement in survival among pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgery, reducing early and long-term morbidity is becoming the major focus of care. Blood transfusion is..

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Abstract Systemic hypertension (HTN) is a recognized complication of veno-venous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children. We sought to determine the prevalence and associated features of HTN in a..

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Abstract A prospective, observational single-center study was carried out. Pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart defect surgery were evaluated before, during, and after surgery. At each time point, sublingual microcirculation and..

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Abstract Objective Custodiol-HTK  (Custodiol-HTK Koheler Chemie, GmbH, Bensheim, Germany) causes fluctuations in serum sodium levels, , and is associated with postoperative seizures. We investigated the influence of scavenging right atrial effluent during..

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Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate outcome measures between our standard multidose cardioplegia protocol and a del Nido cardioplegia protocol in congenital heart surgery patients. Methods:..

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Abstract Objectives: A new congenital heart surgery database (CKCV) with real-time online reporting function was recently developed in Turkey. All standard international parameters were used, but Aristotle Comprehensive Complexity score..

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Abstract Objectives: The Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database–Congenital section (JCVSD-Congenital) and the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD) share the same nomenclature. We aimed at comparing..

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Abstract In this issue of BMJ Quality and Safety, Jorro-Barón and colleagues report the findings of a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial (SW-CRT) to evaluate the implementation of the I-PASS handover system among..

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Abstract Objective: Mesenchymal stromal cells have important immunomodulatory and neuroprotective properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of mesenchymal stromal cell administration into a cardiopulmonary bypass..

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Abstract Background Cardiomyopathies in advanced stages and highly complex congenital heart disease may not be amenable to therapy or surgical correction thus being indicated pediatric heart transplant. In this study,..

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Abstract Objective To examine the altitude differences in the optimal perfusate oxygenation (PpO2) in patients who underwent cardiac surgery. Methods We included children (aged 1 month to 18 years) with  surgically repaired between..

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This case reports on a 10-year-old female (37 kg), who was admitted to the inpatient pediatric department with syncope with subsequent persistent somnolence and suspected intoxication. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CoW_19_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]  

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Abstract Efforts to reduce the trauma and discomfort associated with thoracic and cardiac procedures in children have a long and complex history. While much of the early focus has been..

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Abstract Donor shortage is a major limitation in organ transplantation. Several studies have reported that extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-assisted organ donation can be successfully completed without inducing warm ischemia in..

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Abstract Background Little is known regarding the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) reoxygenation on cardiac function following tetralogy of Fallot repair. We hypothesized that hyperoxic reoxygenation would be more strongly..

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Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted people of all ages. Although children have been largely spared from the direct impact of the pandemic and only a minority..

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Abstract Extra Corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is one of the most advanced forms of life support therapy in the Intensive Care Unit. It relies on the principle where an external..

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Abstract Low cardiac output syndrome and the systemic inflammatory response are consequences of the cardiac surgical perioperative course. The mechanisms responsible are multifactorial, but recent studies have shown that nitric..

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Abstract Background  For over a decade, the preoperative timeout procedure has been implemented in most paediatric surgery units. However, the impact of this intervention has not been systematically studied. This..

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Take Home Points: modified Dixon (mDixon) 3D cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA) demonstrates reduced artefact burden and better delineation of head and neck vessels as well as pulmonary veins compared..

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Abstract Background Atrial flutter (AFL) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. In the ECG tracing, it is marked by a fast, irregular atrial activity of 280–500 beats per minute. AFL is known..

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Abstract OBJECTIVES:  With evidence of benefits of pediatric palliative care (PPC) integration, we sought to characterize subspecialty PPC referral patterns and end of life (EOL) care in pediatric advanced heart..