Abstract Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly being used for critically ill patients with cardiopulmonary failure. Air in the ECMO circuit is an emergency, a rare but fatal complication...
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Abstract Intracardiac air remains an unsolved problem in the realm of cardiac surgery, leading to embolic events encompassing conduction disturbance, heart failure, and stroke. Transesophageal echocardiography allows the visualization of..
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Abstract At the time of writing this editorial, I have been in health care for exactly 45 years. These years have taken me through many challenging settings, including intensive cares,..
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Abstract Introduction: The use of cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with a risk of neurocognitive deficit caused by gaseous microemboli. Flushing the empty bypass circuit with carbon dioxide, which is more..
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