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ABSTRACT Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication following cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). This is partly attributable to crystalloid‐based priming solutions causing both hemolysis and loss of oncotic pressure with tissue edema. While colloids like albumin and starches have not shown clear benefits, pilot
Oskar Juvakka +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Despite developments in advanced life support, outcomes after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain poor. Levosimendan, a calcium‐sensitizing inodilator commonly used in heart failure, has shown beneficial effects in several experimental models and anecdotal clinical cases of cardiac arrest. The Levosimendan in Cardiac Arrest
Susanne Rysz +6 more
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Do opportunities exist to improve the use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery? Perspectives of patients and staff in a multimethod study in New Zealand. [PDF]
Jowsey T +8 more
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ABSTRACT Background Extracorporeal Cardio‐Pulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) can potentially enhance outcomes following out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Selection criteria determine candidacy for ECPR and affect outcomes, as do numbers of ECPR treatments per centre.
Carl‐Henrik Ölander +3 more
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Ascorbic acid and microcirculation in cardiothoracic surgery: a pilot feasibility trial and matched cohort study. [PDF]
Wieruszewski PM +6 more
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Abstract Objective To compare the frequency of non‐technical errors in cases of surgical care‐related deaths in Australia, by surgical specialty. Study design Retrospective cohort study; analysis of Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM) data. Setting, participants All surgical care‐related deaths in Australia (except New South
Jesse Ey +10 more
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More than myocytes: The heart's electrical ensemble
The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Jana Grune +3 more
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