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- Creating space for quality improvement. FREE
- Validity of the Swedish Cardiac Surgery Registry. FREE
- Daily use of extracorporeal CO2 removal in a critical care unit: indications and results FREE
- Cerebral oximetry for cardiac surgery: a preoperative comparison of device characteristics and pitfalls in interpretation.
- The ratio of concentrations of aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid that prevent plasmin activation of platelets does not provide equivalent inhibition of plasmatic fibrinolysis.
- Nitric Oxide Decreases Acute Kidney Injury and Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease after Cardiac Surgery.
- Portable Nitric Oxide (NO) Generator Based on Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrite for Potential Applications in Inhaled NO Therapy and Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery.
- Statistical primer: sample size and power calculations-why, when and how? FREE
- The influence of oxygen delivery during cardiopulmonary bypass on the incidence of delirium in CABG patients; a retrospective study. FREE
- Hypertonic saline-hydroxyethyl starch solution attenuates fluid accumulation in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled double-blind trial. FREE
- Comparison of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outcome for influenza-associated acute respiratory failure in Japan between 2009 and 2016. FREE
- Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Outcomes in Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies.
- Chemical and pharmacological aspects of neutralization of heparins from different animal sources by protamine. FREE
- Endovascular crossover perfusion of lower limb in patients supported on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Rescue therapy or thoughtful approach?
- Preoperative anemia versus blood transfusion: Which is the culprit for worse outcomes in cardiac surgery?
- Cutaneous microcirculation during operations with a cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Further Evolution of the ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation Classification System: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. FREE
- Low-Level Light Therapy Protects Red Blood Cells Against Oxidative Stress and Hemolysis During Extracorporeal Circulation. FREE
- Correlating Oxygen Delivery During Cardiopulmonary Bypass With the Neurologic Injury Biomarker Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1).
- Predictors of Outcomes after Correction of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection under Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion.
- Correlation among decreased regional cerebral oxygen saturation, blood levels of brain injury biomarkers, and cognitive disorder.
- Prospective, Randomized Un-Blinded Three Arm Controlled Study in Coronary Artery Revascularization with Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circulation Systems (MiECC): Surrogate Parameter Analysis of Biocompatibility. FREE
- Defining an Intraoperative Hypotension Threshold in Association with Stroke in Cardiac Surgery.
- The ACEF II Risk Score for cardiac surgery: updated but still parsimonious.
- Does the type of cardioplegia used during valve surgery influence operative nadir hematocrit and transfusion requirements?
- Early negative fluid balance is associated with lower mortality after cardiovascular surgery
- A Patient With Remote Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Antiphospholipid Syndrome Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Do Current Guidelines Apply?
- Progress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: Moving Beyond Kidney Attack.
- Relationship between intraoperative serum lactate and hemoglobin levels on postoperative renal function in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
- Effects of levosimendan on mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- The lactate clearance calculated using serum lactate level 6 h after is an important prognostic predictor after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a single-center retrospective observational study.
- Preinterventional hydrocortisone sustains the endothelial glycocalyx in cardiac surgery.
- Mycobacterium chimaera infection following cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom: clinical features and outcome of the first 30 cases.
- Prediction and risk stratification of survival in accidental hypothermia requiring extracorporeal life support: An individual patient data meta-analysis.
- Improving hemolysis levels associated with cardiotomy suction.
- Addressing the challenges of ECMO simulation.
- Improved Cost-Effectiveness and Blood Product Utilization From Instituting a Blood Ordering Algorithm for Cardiac Surgical Cases.
- Quantification of Operational Learning in Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circulation.
- Effect of Red Blood Cell Storage Duration on Outcome After Paediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study.
- Changes in Near-Infrared Spectroscopy After Congenital Cyanotic Heart Surgery.
- The combined effects of the microcirculatory status and cardiopulmonary bypass on platelet count and function during cardiac surgery.
- Changes in Near-Infrared Spectroscopy After Congenital Cyanotic Heart Surgery.
- Effect of Red Blood Cell Storage Duration on Outcome After Paediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study.
- Quantification of Operational Learning in Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circulation.
- The impact of hyperoxia on outcomes after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.
- The end of the unique myocardial band: Part II. Clinical and functional considerations. FREE
- The end of the unique myocardial band: Part I. Anatomical considerations. FREE
- Lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension on intraoperative and postoperatively prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation provides optimally controlled reperfusion and excellent outcome.
- The first-in-human experience with a minimally invasive, ambulatory, counterpulsation heart assist system for advanced congestive heart failure.
- Influence of 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 Versus Crystalloid Solution on Structural Renal Damage Markers After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of a Prospective Trial.
- Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass Weaning and Prolonged Postoperative Rewarming in a Patient With Intraoperative Oxygenator Thrombosis.
- Early experience with open heart surgery in a pioneer private hospital in West Africa: the Biket medical centre experience. FREE
- Pressure and Flow Characteristics of a Novel Bidirectional Cannula for Cardiopulmonary Bypass. FREE
- The Axillary Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Recovery Allows Early Ambulation in Long-Term Use: Case Series and Literature Review. FREE
- Venous Cannulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Case of Anomaly of the Inferior Vena Cava.
- An Empirically Derived Pediatric Cardiac Inotrope Score Associated with Pediatric Heart Surgery.
- Inactivated antithombin as anticoagulant reversal in a rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass: a potent and potentially safer alternative to protamine.
- Inadequate preoperative nutrition might be associated with acute kidney injury and greater illness severity postoperatively.
- Is cold blood cardioplegia absolutely superior to cold crystalloid cardioplegia in aortic valve surgery?
- Vascular endothelial cell changes in post cardiac surgery acute kidney injury.
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery in China: Multi-Center Experience
- Development of a real-time and quantitative thrombus sensor for an extracorporeal centrifugal blood pump by near-infrared light
- Does acute kidney injury affect survival in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?
- Cerebral strokes in children on intracorporeal ventricular assist devices: analysis of the EUROMACS Registry.
- International quality improvement initiatives
- Positive impact of retrograde autologous priming in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial FREE
- Effects of cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy on the outcome of patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review of randomised trials FREE
- Duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and survival in cardiovascular surgery patients
- Urinary biomarkers may provide prognostic information for subclinical acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery
- Continuous cytokine haemoadsorption incorporated into a venoarterial ECMO circuit for the management of postcardiotomy cardiogenic and septic shock – a case report
- Anticoagulation Monitoring Under ECMO Support: A Comparative Study Between the Activated Coagulation Time and the Anti-Xa Activity Assay
- A Phase 1 Study of a Novel Bidirectional Perfusion Cannula in Patients Undergoing Femoral Cannulation for Cardiac Surgery. FREE
- Nitric Oxide in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
- The use of RemoweLL oxygenator-integrated device in the prevention of the complications related to aortic valve surgery in the elderly patient: Preliminary results.
- Hospital culture and clinical performance: where next?
- Postoperative acute kidney injury following intraoperative blood product transfusions during cardiac surgery.
- Postcardiotomy refractory ventricular fibrillation: rescue using veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Is therapeutic hypothermia during neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation associated with intracranial hemorrhage?
- Diffusion-weighted imaging detects early brain injury after hypothermic circulatory arrest in pigs.
- Sutureless valves and the quality of perfusion: towards a goal directed aortic valve replacement.
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Bridges Inoperable Patients to Definitive Cardiac Operation.
- Maternal obesity and excessive maternal weight gain during pregnancy: effects on outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgical procedures.
- Association Between Platelet Count and Postoperative Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Fresh Frozen Plasma Administration Guided by Thromboelastometry.
- Evaluation of cefazolin antimicrobial prophylaxis during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
- Acute Kidney Injury.
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Outcomes and Quality.
- Preoperative Anemia in Cardiac Operation: Does Hemoglobin Tell the Whole Story?
- Pericardial Blood as a Trigger for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery.
- Is the use of hydroxyethyl starch as priming solution during cardiac surgery advisable? A randomized, single-center trial.
- Severity of hyperoxia as a risk factor in patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery.
- The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator therapy in the setting of Type A aortic dissection.
- Virtual journal club: an example of the growing importance of social media in pathology.
- Peer Review of a Manuscript Submission: A How-To Guide for Effective and Efficient Commentary.
- Lactate and Echocardiography Before Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support.
- The use of preoperative aspirin in cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Postoperative outcomes following cardiac surgery in non-anaemic iron-replete and iron-deficient patients - an exploratory study.
- Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategies in Perioperative Blood Management: An Evidence-Based Analysis
- Relationship Between Transfusion of Blood Products and the Incidence of Thrombotic Complications in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
- Independent Predictors of the Duration and Overall Burden of Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery in Adults: An Observational Cohort Study.
- Bleeding during veno-venous ECMO cannot reliably be predicted by rotational thrombelastometry (ROTEM™).
- Increased Inflammation in Pericardial Fluid Persists 48 Hours After Cardiac Surgery.
- Intraoperative thermographic imaging to assess myocardial distribution of Del Nido cardioplegia.
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Expanding Role in Cardiovascular Care.
- ECMO as an effective rescue therapeutic for fulminant myocarditis complicated with refractory cardiac arrest.
- Improving cannulation time for extracorporeal life support in refractory cardiac arrest of presumed cardiac cause - Comparison of two percutaneous cannulation techniques in the catheterization laboratory in a center without on-site cardiovascular surgery.
- Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
- Keep Ventilating the Lungs While the Heart is Still Ejecting on Femoro-femoral Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
- Intraoperative vasoplegia: methylene blue to the rescue!
- S100B increases in cyanotic versus noncyanotic infants undergoing heart surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
- Reversible preoperative renal dysfunction does not add to the risk of postoperative acute kidney injury after cardiac valve surgery.
- Cardiopulmonary bypass for pediatric cardiac surgery.
- ECMO in the Adult Patient: Core Critical Care.
- Non-Anaesthetic Effects of Volatile Anaesthetics: A Short Trip on the Sea of Translational Medicine.
- Pharmacological Neuroprotection in Cardiac Surgery: Effectiveness of Pharmacologic-Preconditioning with Erythromycin.
- Halogenated agents and cardiovascular surgery: has mortality really decreased.
- 2017 EACTS Guidelines on perioperative medication in adult cardiac surgery.
- The cardiotomy reservoir - a preliminary evaluation of a new cell source for cardiovascular tissue engineering.
- The effects of positive airway pressure and mechanical ventilation of the lungs during cardiopulmonary bypass on pulmonary adverse events after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Validation of a Real-Time Minute-to-Minute Urine Output Monitor and the Feasibility of Its Clinical Use for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
- Strategies for Prevention and Management of Bleeding Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery on Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Scoping Review.
- Spike in glucose levels after reperfusion during aortic surgery: assessment by continuous blood glucose monitoring using artificial endocrine pancreas.
- Mechanisms of Cardioprotection of Halogenated Agents during Extracorporeal Circulation in Cardiac Surgery.
- Controlled flow diversion in hybrid venoarterial-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Direct True Lumen Cannulation ("Samurai" Cannulation) for Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection.
- Disturbances in Oxygen Balance During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Risk Factor for Postoperative Delirium.
- Pyruvate enhancement of cardiac performance: Cellular mechanisms and clinical application.
- Cerebral autoregulation in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery: a systematic review.
- Direct axillary cannulation with open Seldinger-guided technique: is it safe?
- Safety of Moderate Hypothermia With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion in Total Aortic Arch Replacement.
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Left ventricular thrombus formation in patients undergoing femoral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Predictable capability control scheme for oxygen-exchange blood flow regulation in an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system.
- Renal haemodynamics and oxygenation during and after cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Extracorporeal Life Support in Lung Transplantation.
- When the momentum has gone: what will be the role of extracorporeal lung support in the future?
- Decreases in Mixed Venous Blood O2 Saturation in Cardiac Surgery Patients Following Extubation
- Impact of minimally invasive extracorporeal circuits on octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Have we been looking in the wrong direction?
- Quality, safety, and outcomes in anaesthesia: what's to be done? An international perspective.
- Bivalirudin anticoagulation for left ventricular assist device implantation on an extracorporeal life support system in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia antibodies
- Red cell distribution width is a prognostic marker of perioperative stroke in patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery.
- Improving cardiac operating room to intensive care unit handover using a standardised handover process.
- Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
- Bedside Monitoring of Cerebral Energy State During Cardiac Surgery-A Novel Approach Utilizing Intravenous Microdialysis.
- Successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a child with obstructive shock due to massive bilateral pulmonary embolism.
- A Review of the Current Role of Blood Clotting Analyzers in Clinical Practice.
- Esperanza: The First Neonatal ECMO Patient.
- CO2 clearance by membrane lungs.
- Feasibility of a 3D Printed Patient-Specific Model System to Determine Hemodynamic Energy Delivery During Extracorporeal Circulation.
- Neurologic Injury With Severe Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis.
- Advanced Cardiopulmonary Support for Pulmonary Embolism.
- The dose of hydroxyethyl starch 6% 130/0.4 for fluid therapy and the incidence of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: A retrospective matched study.
- Postoperative Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.
- Extracorporeal Circulatory Support in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Advanced Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices for Cardiogenic Shock.
- Effects of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation on neurological and cardiac outcome after ischaemic refractory cardiac arrest.
- Comparison of del Nido and St Thomas Cardioplegia Solutions in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Incidence and risk factors of Pulmonary Complications after Cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Neutrophil Phenotype Correlates With Postoperative Inflammatory Outcomes in Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
- Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction during Cardiac Surgery: On-Pump versus Off-Pump Coronary Surgery.
- Fluid resuscitation practices in cardiac surgery patients in the USA: a survey of healthcare providers.
- Balancing measures or a balanced accounting of improvement impact: a qualitative analysis of individual and focus group interviews with improvement experts in Scotland.
- Veno-Arterial-ECMO in the Intensive Care Unit: From Technical Aspects to Clinical Practice.
- Haem is associated with thrombosis in neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease.
- Surgical treatment of postinfarction ventricular septal defect: risk factors and outcome analysis
- Fluid accumulation after closure of atrial septal defects: the role of colloid osmotic pressure.
- Long-term outcomes following minimal invasive versus conventional aortic valve replacement: a propensity match analysis.
- Prophylactic Fibrinogen Decreases Postoperative Bleeding but Not Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation.
- Optimal blood pressure during cardiopulmonary bypass defined by cerebral autoregulation monitoring.
- Cold agglutinins in a patient undergoing normothermic cardiac operation with warm cardioplegia.
- Should We Replace the Terms Intrinsic and Extrinsic Coagulation Pathways With Tissue Factor Pathway?
- Incidence and Management of Thrombotic and Thromboembolic Complications Following the Norwood Procedure: A Systematic Review.
- von Willebrand Disease: A Concise Review and Update for the Practicing Physician.
- Speaking up about traditional and professionalism-related patient safety threats: a national survey of interns and residents.
- Association of Donor Age and Sex With Survival of Patients Receiving Transfusions.
- Cerebral and Limb Tissue Oxygenation During Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Life Support.
- Impact of the Haga Braincare Strategy on the burden of haemodynamic and embolic strokes related to cardiac surgery.
- Additional veno-venous gas exchange as a problem-solving strategy for an oxygenator not transferring oxygen in paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass
- Long-Term Quality of Life After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in ARDS Survivors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- One-Year Experience With a Mobile Extracorporeal Life Support Service.
- Novel Rotational Speed Modulation System Used With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Interfacility Transfer: A Regional Referral Experience.
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A Cardiopulmonary Bypass Based Blood Management Strategy in Adult Cardiac Surgery.
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Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) is Predictive of Complications Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
- Methylene Blue for Vasoplegic Syndrome.
- The Perspective of the Intensivist on Inotropes and Postoperative Care Following Pediatric Heart Surgery: An International Survey and Systematic Review of the Literature.
- Is quality important to our patients? The relationship between surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
- Colloids and the Microcirculation
- Factors influencing the reporting of adverse medical device events: qualitative interviews with physicians about higher risk implantable devices
- No Significant Association Between the Transfusion of Small Volumes of Leukocyte-Depleted Red Blood Cells and Mortality Over 7 Years of Follow-up in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis
- Medium-term survival after surgery for acute Type A aortic dissection is improving
- Stopping versus continuing acetylsalicylic acid before coronary artery bypass surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled trials with 4499 patients
- Are quality improvement collaboratives effective? A systematic review
- von Willebrand factor disruption and continuous-flow circulatory devices
- Bleeding and thrombosis associated with ventricular assist device therapy
- Evolution of the concept of oxygen transport in the critically ill, with a focus on children after cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Comparison of del Nido Cardioplegia With Blood Cardioplegia in Adult Combined Surgery
- The use of intravenous hydroxocobalamin as a rescue in methylene blue-resistant vasoplegic syndrome in cardiac surgery.
- Patient Blood Management in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Review
- Study of crystal formation and nitric oxide (NO) release mechanism from S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP)-doped CarboSil polymer composites for potential antimicrobial applications
- ECMO in Cardiac Arrest and Cardiogenic Shock
- Recannulation of the axillary artery in aortic and complex cardiac surgery
- Haptoglobin 2-2 Phenotype Is Associated With Increased Acute Kidney Injury After Elective Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus.
- Skin Perfusion Pressure as an Indicator of Tissue Perfusion in Valvular Heart Surgery: Preliminary Results from a Prospective Observational Study
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Versus Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Lung Transplantation: a Meta-Analysis
- Cerebral Oximetry and Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery: a Randomized, Controlled Trial.
- Comparison of Stored Red Blood Cell Washing Techniques for Priming Extracorporeal Circuits
- Shed-blood-separation and Cell-Saver: An Integral Part of MiECC? Shed-blood-separation and its Influence on the Perioperative Inflammatory Response During Coronary Revascularization with Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circulation Systems- a Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Extracorporeal Organ Support - From Technological Tool to Clinical Strategy Supporting Severe Organ Failure.
- From Research to Practice: Results of 7300 Mortality Retrospective Case Record Reviews in Four Acute Hospitals in the North-East of England
- Live Cell Imaging of Mouse Intestinal Organoids Reveals Heterogeneity in Their Oxygenation.
- Fibrinolysis: From Blood to the Brain
- An ExtraCorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal (ECCO2R) Device Operating at Hemodialysis Blood Flow Rates.
- Evolution of the concept of oxygen transport in the critically ill, with a focus on children after cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Comparison of del Nido Cardioplegia With Blood Cardioplegia in Adult Combined Surgery
- The use of intravenous hydroxocobalamin as a rescue in methylene blue-resistant vasoplegic syndrome in cardiac surgery
- Patient Blood Management in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Review
- Study of crystal formation and nitric oxide (NO) release mechanism from S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP)-doped CarboSil polymer composites for potential antimicrobial applications
- Haptoglobin 2-2 Phenotype Is Associated With Increased Acute Kidney Injury After Elective Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus.
- Recannulation of the axillary artery in aortic and complex cardiac surgery
- ECMO in Cardiac Arrest and Cardiogenic Shock
