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Pediatric population have been affected by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to a much smaller scale compared with the adult population. The severity of the disease is variable ranging from..

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This is an updated guideline from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) for the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure due to coronavirus disease..

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Why Consider ECPR for Cardiopulmonary Arrest in Children? Because Conventional CPR may not be Sufficient to Optimize Outcomes in all Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrests Situations Survival rates with good neurologic outcomes..

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Abstract Introduction: The use of therapeutic hypothermia during neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a neurologic protective strategy has gained interest among clinicians despite limited data. Our objective is to..

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Abstract Over the years, there have been many innovations that have come and gone. It is not often that a single idea dramatically changes how critical care is delivered. Since..

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Abstract Introduction: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vvECMO) used for respiratory support is associated with clinical bleeding in at least one third of patients. Mechanisms promoting bleeding, like acquired von Willebrand..

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Abstract Objectives The authors hypothesized that transfusion of blood products in neonates and infants undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery in the absence of intraoperative coagulation monitoring increases the risk of thrombotic..

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Abstract Cardiac arrest in patients on mechanical support is a new phenomenon brought about by the increased use of this therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure. This American Heart..

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Abstract Background Femoral venoarterial  (VA-ECMO) is widely used to maintain blood flow in patients with . However, retrograde blood flow increases left ventricular (LV) afterload during femoral VA-ECMO. Additional support by means..

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Abstract Objective: In order to assess the current status of temperature management during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in China and, thereby, implement standardized management protocols, the authors carried out a national..

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Abstract Objectives: This study was undertaken to estimate the incidence and burden of cerebral microhemorrhage (CM) in patients with heart disease who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), as detected on susceptibility-weighted..

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Abstract Background Haem levels are associated with thrombosis in a variety of diseases, as well as being a contributing cause of thrombotic events in animal models. Materials and Methods We..

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Abstract Background: Modified ultrafiltration (MUF) can be performed in infants with ventricular septal defects (VSDs) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to reduce haemodilution and its potential adverse effects. High-flow MUF might..

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Extracorporeal life support (ECLS), commonly referred to as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), is a modified form of cardiopulmonary bypass. Venous blood is drained from the patient and advanced to a..

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Abstract Objectives To determine the optimal vancomycin dosing regimen to achieve empirical goal trough concentrations in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease and to examine the impact of cardiopulmonary bypass..

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Guidelines for the management of pre-operative paediatric clear fluid fasting historically recommend a minimum of 2 h. In particular, the published guideline from European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) in 2011,..

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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system to temporarily (days to months) support heart or lung function during cardiopulmonary..

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Abstract We describe our experience of 30 consecutive children supported with ECMO and receiving 20 ppm of nitric oxide in the oxygenator of the ECMO circuit. Administration of nitric oxide..

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Abstract Background Renal injury is a serious complication after cardiac surgery and therefore, early detection and much more prediction of postoperative kidney injury is desirable. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is..

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We are writing to point out a simple clinical sign in a pedagogic way, about recirculation in venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). These last years, ECMO has emerged as a..

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Abstract The objective of this study was to compare the hemodynamic performances and gaseous microemboli (GME) handling ability of two pediatric oxygenators in a simulated pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) model..

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Abstract Introduction: When applying a blood-conserving approach in paediatric cardiac surgery with the aim of reducing the transfusion of homologous blood products, the decision to use blood or blood-free priming..

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Abstract Objectives To assess the utility of Sonoclot in prediction of  in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery with  for . Design Prospective, . Setting Single university hospital. Participants Eighty-seven pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery..

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Abstract Objective: Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) varies in the way care is provided from hospital to hospital. This variability in hospital ECMO care can be represented by the variation..

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Abstract Kawasaki disease is usually a limited illness of early childhood. However, life-threatening cardiac manifestations can occur, either at acute presentation or as a consequence of coronary arterial involvement. We..

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Abstract Objectives:  To evaluate the value of perioperative cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring using variability analysis in the prediction of neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonates undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. Design: ..

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Abstract Objectives:  Venous to arterial Co2 difference correlates with cardiac output in critically ill adults, but its utility in pediatric patients is unclear. We sought to correlate venous to arterial Co2 difference..

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Abstract Objective:  Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been used in patients with severe circulatory or respiratory failure since the 1970s, but the knowledge on long-term survival in this group is scarce...

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Abstract Objectives: Colloid osmotic pressure (COP) is a major determinant of fluid shift in paediatric patients undergoing corrective surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, very..

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Abstract Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) technique has been an important armamentarium in the correction of congenital heart diseases. There have been many controversies and concerns associated with DHCA, particularly..