Transient cortical blindness after heart surgery in a child patient -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 Visual loss occurring after pediatric cardiac surgery employing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is relatively rare but the risk is substantial. Compromised cerebral perfusion due to a CPB related micro-embolization and inflammatory vascular changes as well ...
Young Duck Shin +5 more
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Surgical options for atrial fibrillation treatment during concomitant cardiac procedures [PDF]
ASVIDECurrent guidelines recommend concomitant surgical ablation (SA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the context of mitral valve disease. A variety of energy sources have been tested for SA to perform effective transmural lesions reliably. To date, only radiofrequency and cryothermy energies are considered viable options.
Massimo Baudo +4 more
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Aprotinin may increase mortality in low and intermediate risk but not in high risk cardiac surgical patients compared to tranexamic acid and ε-aminocaproic acid - a meta-analysis of randomised and observational trials of over 30.000 patients [PDF]
, 2013 Background: To compare the effect of aprotinin with the effect of lysine analogues (tranexamic acid and ε-aminocaproic acid) on early mortality in three subgroups of patients: low, intermediate and high risk of cardiac surgery.
Herrmann, Eva +3 more
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Why we should be counting in the cardiac catheter lab: A discussion paper
Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2023 Standards that are routinely applied in the operating suite may not be applied in the cardiac catheter laboratory. One such standard is the management of accountable items such as swabs, surgical instruments, sharps and sheaths. Well-known standards and
Stephanie Biggs, Paula Foran
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Intermediate-Term Risk of Stroke Following Cardiac Procedures in a Nationally Representative Data Set. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Studies on stroke risk following cardiac procedures addressed only perioperative and long-term risk following limited higher-risk procedures, were poorly generalizable, and often failed to stratify by stroke type. We calculated stroke risk in
Dhamoon, Amit S. +5 more
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Patients with cardiac valve prosthesis: Subsequent anaesthetic management for non-cardiac surgical procedures [PDF]
Survey of Anesthesiology, 1973 Over 75 per cent of patients with heart valve prostheses will survive two years or more. This paper analyzes their general clinical condition, pointing out the complications that may eventually threaten them.
Jean-Guy Maillé +3 more
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Intraoperative Redosing of Cefazolin and Risk for Surgical Site Infection in Cardiac Surgery [PDF]
, 2011 Intraoperative redosing of prophylactic antibiotics is recommended for prolonged surgical procedures, although its efficacy has not been assessed. We retrospectively compared the risk of surgical site infections in 1,548 patients who underwent cardiac ...
Giardina, Richard +2 more
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ATRIAL AND BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE IN CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES [PDF]
Anesthesiology, 2002 Elmer Berendes +3 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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