Abstract Context: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a life-sustaining therapy for severe refractory cardiogenic shock. Although VA-ECMO provides various degrees of cardiopulmonary support, mortality rates remain high. Serum biomarkers have..
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Abstract Objective To investigate the association of Tau protein levels with postoperative evidence of neural injury following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. Methods One hundred forty-four consecutive..
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Abstract This narrative review summarizes current evidence on the role of aminothiols as biomarkers of oxidative stress in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). CABG is accompanied by profound..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES: In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), the use of lower tidal volume ventilation facilitated by veno-venous extracorporeal CO2 removal (vv-ECCO2R) does not improve clinical outcomes. The primary..
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Abstract BACKGROUND The impact of sex-differences on the release of cardiac biomarkers after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains unknown. The aim of our study was to (a) investigate the..
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Abstract Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication faced by children following ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The objective of this study was..
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Abstract Objectives To explore the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative dynamics of heparin-binding protein (HBP) in cardiothoracic surgery. Design This was a prospective, observational study. Setting The study was conducted at..
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Systemic release of cytokines and heat shock proteins in porcine models of polytrauma and hemorrhage
Abstract Objective: To define systemic release kinetics of a panel of cytokines and heat shock proteins in porcine polytrauma/hemorrhage models and to evaluate whether they could be useful as early trauma biomarkers...
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