Effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated sutures for the prevention of surgical site infection: a review of the literature [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVE:Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the third most common hospital-acquired infections and account for 14% to 16% of all such infections, and suture material may play a role in SSI rate.
Carella, S, Onesti, Mg, Scuderi, N
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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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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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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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Clinical review: Can we predict which patients are at risk of complications following surgery? [PDF]
, 2013 There are a vast number of operations carried out every year, with a small proportion of patients being at highest risk of mortality and morbidity. There has been considerable work to try and identify these high-risk patients.
Hamilton, M, Shah, N
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Surgical Site Infection in Cardiac Surgery
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most significant complications in surgical patients and are strongly associated with poorer prognosis.
A. Żukowska, Maciej Żukowski
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Topical use of antifibrinolytic agents reduces postoperative bleeding: a double-blind, prospective, randomized study [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: Postoperative bleeding is still one of the most common complications of cardiac surgery. Antifibrinolytic agents successfully reduce bleeding, but there are controversies concerning adverse effects after their systemic use.
Barić, Davor +7 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 ...
Golamali Mollasadeghi +5 more
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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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Does the revised cardiac risk index predict cardiac complications following elective lung resection? [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) score and Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index (ThRCRI) score were developed to predict the risks of postoperative major cardiac complications in generic surgical population and thoracic surgery respectively.
A Bobbio +27 more
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