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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation via sternotomy for circulatory shock [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2008
Stephen Horton   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Heart matters: How glucose‐ and lipid‐modulating drugs remodel epicardial adipose tissue accumulation, inflammatory patterns and browning

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 878-894, February 2026.
Abstract Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a metabolically active visceral fat depot located between the myocardium and the visceral pericardium, exerting direct paracrine and vasocrine effects on the heart and coronary vessels. Under physiological conditions, EAT supports myocardial energy metabolism and thermoregulation through fatty acid supply and
Elisabeth Heuboeck   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diffuse descending necrotizing mediastinitis: surgical therapy and outcome in a single-centre series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVES Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare but rapidly progressing disease with a potentially fatal outcome, originating from odontogenical or cervical infections.
Caversaccio, Marco   +4 more
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Effects of Near Infrared Light on Surgical Wound Healing: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesInternational Wound Journal, Volume 23, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Near infrared (NIR) therapy is increasingly used to enhance postoperative wound healing, yet clinical trial results remain inconsistent. To evaluate the effectiveness of NIR therapy on postoperative wound healing and identify treatment parameters associated with optimal outcomes: This systematic review and meta‐analysis registered at PROSPERO (
Junyan Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mini-Sternotomy Versus Conventional Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement

open access: yesJournal of the American College of Cardiology, 2019
Outcomes following aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery are generally excellent, with in-hospital observed mortality in the United Kingdom of 1.5% for first-time elective procedures [(1)][1].
Helen C. Hancock   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

Mini‐sternotomy versus full sternotomy for isolated aortic valve replacement: A single‐center experience [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2022
Ryaan EL‐Andari   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Exploring Nurses' Decision‐Making Through the Lens of Capability: A Framework for Understanding Autonomy in Complex Care Environments

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 1614-1627, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To apply the capability approach to understand ICU nurses’ decision‐making autonomy. Design A qualitative study using Amartya Sen’s capability approach as a conceptual framework. Methods This study reanalyzed qualitative data from a previous investigation involving semi‐structured interviews with 39 experienced Canadian ICU nurses who ...
Patrick Lavoie
wiley   +1 more source

Pericardio-diaphragmatic rupture after blunt trauma: a case report

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery
BackgroundPericardio-diaphragmatic rupture with intrapericardial herniation is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of blunt thoracoabdominal trauma.
Dayi Xing   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Back to Basics: A Curriculum to Address the Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Workforce Crisis

open access: yesPediatric Anesthesia, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 122-127, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The field of pediatric cardiac anesthesia faces a critical workforce shortage. Survival of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has improved dramatically, increasing both lifetime procedural demand and case complexity. At the same time, the supply of fellowship‐trained pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists is shrinking due to an aging ...
Lindsey Loveland, Susan C. Nicolson
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of Bilateral Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block on Post-Sternotomy Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesLocal and Regional Anesthesia, 2021
Hoda Shokri,1 Ihab Ali,2 Amr A Kasem1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Hoda ShokriAin Shams University, Cairo, EgyptTel +20 ...
Shokri H, Ali I, Kasem AA
doaj  

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