The utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting postoperative cardiac events and mortality in patients undergoing major emergency non-cardiac surgery [PDF]
, 2007 B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels predict cardiovascular risk in several settings. We hypothesized that they would identify individuals at increased risk of complications and mortality following major emergency non-cardiac surgery.Forty patients ...
Croal, Bernard L. +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2011 INTRODUÇÃO E OBJETIVO: Trata-se do implante em posição ortotópica bicaval bipulmonar do coração doado batendo em normotermia. Este estudo busca diminuir o tempo isquêmico e criar condições de ir se adaptando ao organismo hospedeiro. MÉTODOS: Já em CEC, a
Jarbas Jakson Dinkhuysen +7 more
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Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are complications of surgery that cause significant postoperative morbidity. SSI has been proposed as a potential indicator of the quality of care in the context of clinical governance and monitoring of the ...
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Immediate orotracheal extubation after cardiac surgical procedures
Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación, 2022 En la literatura científica existen evidencias, y cada vez hay más pruebas que demuestran que la separación del paciente del ventilador tras la cirugía cardiaca y la consecuente extubación precoz en las primeras 6 h del periodo posoperatorio, se puede ...
María Oslaida Aguero Martínez
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The influence of different mechanical ventilator settings of peak inspiratory pressure on stroke volume variation in pediatric cardiac surgery patients [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014 BackgroundThe usefulness of dynamic parameters derived by heart-lung interaction for fluid responsiveness in pediatric patients has been revealed. However, the effects of peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) that could affect the absolute values and the ...
Woon-Seok Kang +3 more
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Feasibility, safety, and short-term outcome of totally thoracoscopic mitral valve procedure
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2018 Background The totally thoracoscopic procedure for mitral valve (MV) disease is a minimally invasive method. We investigated the procedure’s feasibility, safety and effectiveness when it was performed by an experienced operator.
Qin Jiang +5 more
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Outcome of Anesthesia and Open Heart Surgery in Pregnant Patients [PDF]
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2007 Background: Cardiovascular disease is an important non-obstetric cause of maternal and fetal /neonatal morbidity and mortality during pregnancy. For a pregnant woman with cardiac disease, the potential inability of the maternal cardiovascular system to ...
Alireza Mahoori +5 more
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CARDIAC ARREST ASSOCIATED WITH SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Survey of Anesthesiology, 1963 No ...
Kok, O.V.S., Kitay, C
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Influence of tranexamic acid in postoperative bleeding of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002 OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of tranexamic acid in postoperative bleeding of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. METHOD: 51 patients who underwent heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass were randomly divided in 2 groups: Group I ...
Flávio Donizete Gonçalves +2 more
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Predictors of postoperative outcome after general surgical procedures in patients with congenital heart disease [PDF]
, 1994 This study was undertaken to evaluate factors predictive of postoperative outcome after general surgical (GS) procedures in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Mendeloff, Eric N. +4 more
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