Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Caribbean
Introduction: Despite being one of the main vacation destinations in the world, health care in the Caribbean faces many difficulties. The challenges involved in these islands’ medical care range from low-resource institutions to lack of specialized care.
Eric E. Vinck+3 more
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Transforming Transplant Oversight: Enhancing Combined Cardiothoracic Surgery and Liver Transplantation With Normothermic Machine Perfusion. [PDF]
Background. Simultaneous cardiothoracic surgery and liver transplantation (LT) is a high-risk procedure associated with high mortality and morbidity rates.
Cazzaniga B+28 more
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Welcome to the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (JCTS) is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal, which will encompass all aspects of research in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. JCTS will provide a forum for the publication and free-access of high quality scientific reports documenting clinical and experimental advances in cardiac and thoracic surgery ...
Zamvar, V, Taggart, D
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Where are they now? An analysis of integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency applicants. [PDF]
Changes in cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) workforce trends have affected training paradigms to include the establishment of integrated six-year CTS residency (I6) programs.
Worrell CM, Das NA, Sako EY.
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The effectiveness of music in improving the recovery of cardiothoracic surgery: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. [PDF]
Aim This study aimed to compile data on the effectiveness of music therapy for patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. Background After cardiac and thoracic surgery, patients often experience physiological and psychological complications, such as ...
Li T+9 more
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Atlas of cardiothoracic surgery
Riyad Tarazi
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A Brief History of Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care Medicine in the United States
Cardiothoracic surgical intensive care has developed in response to advances in cardiothoracic surgery. The invention of the cardiopulmonary bypass machine facilitated a motionless and bloodless surgical field and made operations of increasing complexity
Rafal Kopanczyk+2 more
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Case–control study on the interplay between immunoparalysis and delirium after cardiac surgery
Background Delirium occurs frequently following cardiothoracic surgery, and infectious disease is an important risk factor for delirium. Surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass induce suppression of the immune response known as immunoparalysis.
Shokoufeh CheheiliSobbi+9 more
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Cardiothoracic surgery usually causes tissue adhesion on the operation site which increases the risk of complications in the subsequent thoracic surgery including Nuss procedure.
Gyeol Yoo, Jin Yong Jeong
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Program characteristics of cardiothoracic surgery departments versus divisions
Background The organizational structure of cardiothoracic surgery practices varies among different programs throughout the United States (U.S.). We aimed to investigate the characteristics of the top ranked programs within the specialty and the surgeons ...
Lisa M. Soler+6 more
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