Abstract Background The optimal cerebral protection strategy during complex aortic surgery remains controversial, and various brain monitoring modalities are used to provide different information to improve cerebral protection. This study..
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Abstract Abstract Objective To investigate cerebral autoregulation impairment during neonatal cardiac surgery. Design A retrospective observational study. Setting Single-center, university teaching children’s hospital. Participants Neonates undergoing surgery for critical congenital..
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Abstract Significance Cerebral oximeters have the potential to detect abnormal cerebral blood oxygenation to allow for early intervention. However, current commercial systems have two major limitations: (1) spatial coverage of..
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Abstract Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machines used in coronary artery bypass grafting surgeries on cerebral perfusion by performing cerebral oximetry monitoring [near-infrared..
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Abstract Background This exploratory analysis of the randomized controlled Cerebral Protection Evaluation CardioLink-3 trial sought to determine if cerebral during elective proximal arch repair is associated with detrimental postoperative neuroradiologic and neurofunctional..
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Abstract Objective The evidence on the use of cerebral during surgery to minimize postoperative remains uncertain in the literature. The present authors aimed to assess the value of cerebral in the..
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Abstract Background: Nitroglycerin facilitates microcirculation and oxygen delivery through vasodilation. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of nitroglycerin-induced vasodilation and potential hypotension on tissue perfusion under..
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Abstract Introduction Despite being a daily clinical application in cardiac operating theaters, an evidence-based approach on how to optimally initiate the heart–lung machine (HLM) to prevent critical phases of cerebral..
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Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of cerebral regional oxygen saturation (crSO2) in patients undergoing surgery for Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD)...
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Abstract Purpose of review There is an increasing interest in the application of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a monitoring tool in noncardiac surgery. This review summarizes the latest developments and..
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Abstract Cardiac surgical outcomes in the UK have consistently improved despite increasing procedure complexity and ‘sicker’ patients. Numerous anaesthetic techniques are employed with no definitive evidence clearly demonstrating superiority of..
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