Abstract Objective Postoperative days alive and out of hospital within 30 days (DAH-30) is a validated, patient-centered metric reflecting the quality of care and recovery after surgery. This study aimed..
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Abstract Background The clinical applicability of machine learning predictions of patient outcomes following cardiac surgery remains unclear. We applied machine learning to predict patient outcomes associated with high morbidity and..
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Abstract Objective Enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery is a multidisciplinary clinical that relies on a bundle of interventions, aiming to reduce the stress response to surgery and promote early recovery of..
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Abstract Objective: To associate surgeon-anesthesiologist team familiarity with cardiac surgery outcomes. Background: Team Familiarity (TF), a measure of repeated team member collaborations, has been associated with improved operative efficiency; however,..
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Abstract Background Increasing socioeconomic distress has been associated with worse cardiac surgery outcomes. The extent to which the pandemic affected cardiac surgical access and outcomes remains unknown. We sought to..
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Abstract Purpose of review Delirium is a marker of acute brain insufficiency and a harbinger of poor outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Despite success preventing delirium by nonpharmacologic measures, the..
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Abstract Cardiac surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) patients who refuse blood transfusion is challenging requiring dedicated strategies. We aimed to analyze non-selected JW patients undergoing cardiac surgery and to compare..
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Abstract Introduction After cardiac surgery, patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) have a higher risk of nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit (ICU). We aimed to establish an..
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Abstract The provision of cardiac surgery services nationwide has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We noticed a high COVID-19 mortality rate in unvaccinated patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19..
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