Abstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is frequently used for open heart surgery and other procedures that utilize temporary substitution or support of heart and lung function. While it is widely accepted..
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Abstract Background: Although the use of protocols for "enhanced recovery after surgery" (ERAS) have been associated with improved results in different surgical specialties, only a few data are available for ERAS..
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Volatile anesthetics have been historically preferred for cardiac anesthesia, but the evidence for their superiority to intravenous agents is mixed. We conducted a survey to better understand the..
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Abstract Anesthesiologists are important components of volunteer teams which perform congenital cardiac surgery in low-resource settings throughout the world, but limited data exist to characterize the nature and breadth of..
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Abstract Purpose of the Review The present review addresses clinicians and gives an overview about the experimental rationale for pharmacological conditioning associated with volatile anesthetics, opioids, and propofol; the current..
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Abstract Background One of the challenges during cardiac surgery is to keep patients fully anticoagulated during the time and reversing at the end of surgery. For that purpose, heparin and its approved..
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Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after cardiac surgery is reported with a widely variable incidence (from 0.4%-8.1%). Cardiac surgery patients usually are affected by several comorbidities, and the development..
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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 Objective To evaluate the current practice of perioperative fluid management in cardiac surgery patients. Design Multiple choice survey with 26 questions about existing practice of perioperative fluid management in..
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Abstract Objective Concerns regarding pollution of the operating room by and effects on atmospheric ozone depletion exist. commonly are used during to provide independent of any supposed myocardial protective effects. The authors’ aim was..
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Abstract The patient with thoracic aortic disease can present for open or endovascular repair. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has emerged as a minimally invasive option for a multitude of..
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Abstract Neurologic injury in the form of cognitive decline, delirium, and stroke are common phenomena in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and continues to be one of the most common complication..
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Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious postoperative complication following cardiac surgery. Despite the incidence of AKI requiring temporary renal replacement therapy being low, it is nonetheless associated with..
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