Tags Archives: cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

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Abstract Objective To conduct a pilot feasibility and physiologic efficacy study of high-dose vitamin C in patients with vasoplegia after cardiac surgery. Design Prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Setting Two..

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Abstract Tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and transfusion requirements with no significant thrombotic adverse effects. Postoperative seizures have been seen in cardiac surgical patients in association with patient (advanced age,..

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Abstract Leukocyte (LE) activation during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) promotes a systemic inflammatory response that contributes to organ injury and postoperative organ dysfunction. A leukocyte modulatory device (L-MOD) for use during..

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Abstract Introduction: We have been developing a closed-circuit cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) system (“Dihead CPB”) for application during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valve surgery. To strive for minimal hemolysis..

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Abstract Background Brain injury and cognitive dysfunction are serious complications after cardiac surgery. In the perfusion pressure cerebral infarcts (PPCI) trial, we allocated cardiac surgery patients to a mean arterial..

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Abstract Objectives Prolonged  (CPB) is recognized as a risk factor for  (ARF), but the dose effect of time on bypass is unknown. We therefore examined the risk of ARF associated with increasing..

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Abstract Background:  The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of high-dose nitroglycerine administered during cardiopulmonary bypass on the intraoperative cerebral saturation and postoperative serum creatinine concentration in..

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Abstract Malignant hyperthermia is a well-known but potentially lethal disorder which is triggered by volatile anesthetics and depolarizing muscle relaxants. Early diagnosis and treatment could save lives. However, during cardiac..

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Abstract Perfusion strategies for  have direct consequences on pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes. However, inconsistent study results and a lack of uniform evidence-based guidelines for pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass management have led to..

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Abstract Objectives Our aim was to describe the pharmacokinetics of cefazolin in paediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) who received cefazolin for peri-operative surgical prophylaxis in addition..

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Abstract Summary We investigated microcirculatory perfusion disturbances following cardiopulmonary bypass in the early postoperative period and whether the course of these disturbances mirrored restoration of endothelial glycocalyx integrity. We performed..

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Abstract Pediatric cardiac surgical patients are at particular risk for post-cardiopulmonary bypass hemorrhage. Moreover, both the incidence and volume of  have been associated with increased morbidity in pediatric cardiac patients. Transfusion..

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Abstract Background: Administering isoflurane 2.5% into the oxygenator during cardiopulmonary bypass results in no patient movement. However, doing so may result in an excessive depth of anaesthesia particularly, when hypothermia..

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Abstract Objective  induces degradation of . The authors hypothesized that inflammation is an important determinant of glycocalyx degradation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with  (CPB). Design A prospective . Setting Operation theater and..

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Case 1 A 78-year-old male diabetic patient underwent elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). His insulin therapy had been changed recently to human insulin (Humulin M3; Eli Lilly Italia, Sesto..

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Abstract Objectives To determine whether precardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) normalization of  levels in infants to 100% improves heparin sensitivity and  during CPB and has beneficial effects into the . Design Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled prospective..

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Abstract Introduction: We have been developing a closed-circuit cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) system (“Dihead CPB”) for application during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valve surgery. To strive for minimal hemolysis..

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POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY dysfunction, a known complication after cardiac surgery, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary complications include hypoxemia; increased work of breathing; atelectasis; pneumonia; and in 2% to..

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Abstract We currently perform open-heart procedures using bloodless priming of cardiopulmonary bypass circuits regardless of a patient’s body weight. This study presents results of this blood-saving approach in neonates and..

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Abstract Chipmunk as a food-storing hibernator naturally undergoes hibernation that is linked to great changes in systemic physiology and could protect the central nervous system during drastically reduced cerebral blood..

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Abstract Background Crystalloid priming is a cost-effective, free from immunological reactions, and independent from human plasma delivery. However, there is some debate on the negative impact of low plasma colloid..

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THE INCIDENCE OF oxygenator thrombosis during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has decreased significantly with the advent of modern heparin-coated bypass circuits, but rare failures continue to be reported at a rate..

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Abstract In a randomized clinical trial in China of 244 adults undergoing elective, multiple valve replacement surgery, Lei and colleagues administered 80 parts per million nitric oxide (NO) gas during..

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Abstract The use of extracorporeal circulation for cardiac surgery and extracorporeal life support poses tremendous challenges to the hemostatic equilibrium given its diametric tendency to trigger hyper‐ and hypocoagulopathy. The..

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Abstract Objectives The aim of this pilot study was to elucidate the effects of exogenous  (NO) supply to the  circuit for cardioprotection against  during  (CABG) with  (CPB). Methods A total of 60 patients with  scheduled for..

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Abstract Measurement of lactate concentrations during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a reliable monitoring tool for the assessment of the adequacy of perfusion, and a predictor of poor..

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Abstract Complications and critical events during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are very challenging, difficult to manage, and in some instances have the potential to lead to fatal outcomes. Massive cerebral air..

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Abstract Background: Ultrafiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) reduces fluid overload and inflammatory mediators in open-heart surgery and is thought to reduce the risk of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion. We..

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Abstract Essentials   Heparin‐protamine balance (HPB) modulates bleeding after neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). HPB was examined in 44 neonates undergoing CPB. Post‐operative bleeding occurred in 36% and heparin rebound in..