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Combined Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Drug for Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

August 18, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A review that may affect pharma strategy in the immediate future.

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Defining Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

October 1, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A scholarly narrative on the utility of quantifying the performance of the right ventricle: the RV has been hitherto empirically assessed in many clinical setups.

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Multi-Institutional Analysis of 200 COVID-19 Patients Treated With ECMO: Outcomes and Trends

July 12, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article, Jacobs et al. provide a multi-institutional outcomes review of 200 consecutive patients with confirmed COVID-19 supported with ECMO. The mean time on ECMO was 15 days with...

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Extracorporeal Life Support in COVID‐19‐Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – A EuroELSO International Survey

February 21, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article by the COVEC Study Group, they conducted a EuroELSO international survey investigating the clinical outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress...

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Editor’s Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Venous Thrombosis

January 16, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A recent European consensus paper. Relatively easily read, and favouring meta-analyses over randomised trials. The bulk of the manuscript is of interest to all healthcare providers. The chapters 2.8.1 and...

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Experience With an Acuity Adaptable Care Model for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

December 7, 2017 | Claire Vernon

This study encompasses 2,363 pediatric patients who underwent cardiac surgery before and after the implementation of an acuity adaptable care model. Under the conventional model, patients moved among units and...

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Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery

November 12, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This randomized trial evaluated restricted (threshold of Hgb

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Association of Blood Transfusion From Female Donors With and Without a History of Pregnancy With Mortality Among Male and Female Transfusion Recipients

October 18, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The authors report the non-intuitive finding that blood from female donors who had ever been pregnant was associated with increased mortality among male recipients (HR 1.13). If validated by other...

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The Impact of Frailty on Functional Survival in Patients 1 Year After Cardiac Surgery

September 26, 2017 | Rakesh Arora

While it is being increasingly understood that frailty in the older adult patient undergoing cardiac surgery is associated with an increased rate of postoperative mortality, it is still unclear if...

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Incorporating Dynamic Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness Into Goal-Directed Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

September 26, 2017 | Rakesh Arora

Within the field of Enhanced Recovery after Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (ERATS and ERACS, respectively), appropriate fluid administration that avoids the detrimental effects of tissue edema on organ function and...

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In Global News: Cardiac Arrest at a Water Park, Therapies for Lung Cancer, and a Travel Award

July 28, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care The first total aortic replacement in Malaysia was performed for a patient with a thoracoabdominal aneurysm at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur. A balloon dilation...

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In Global News: Improving the Cardiac ICU, Individual Outcomes Reporting, 3D Technology, and Gene Therapy

July 21, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Public outcomes reporting on individual cardiac surgeons in California, USA, sparks debate on what such statistics mean and how they might influence the willingness of a surgeon to...

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Effect of Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training on Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradients After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

July 12, 2017 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) with the Powerbreathe device was assessed with regard to whether A-a gradients and inspiratory muscle power would be improved after CABG. A group of 40...

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