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abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol on sublingual microcirculation in patients after cardiac surgery. DESIGN:A prospective, randomized, single-blind study. SETTING:University hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Adult patients undergoing elective valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. INTERVENTI...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Liu X,Zhang K,Wang W,Xie G,Cheng B,Wang Y,Hu Y,Fang X

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery is becoming more complex, in part owing to the increasing burden of comorbid disease, frailty, and psychosocial issues. Many risk factors for postoperative morbidity and mortality are potentially modifiable if identified and treated in a timely fashion before surgery. Ca...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： McCann M,Stamp N,Ngui A,Litton E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tricuspid regurgitation is a notable aspect of congestive heart failure and is linked with worse outcomes if untreated. Functional tricuspid regurgitation commonly is seen in patients with heart failure, particularly in patients presenting for surgical management, such as those for mechanical cardiac assist device imp...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Ramsdell GC,Nelson JA,Pislaru SV,Ramakrishna H

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intraoperative management directed to early extubation of children undergoing cardiac surgery has been suggested as a viable alternative to prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation. The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of this approach in a randomized prospective trial. DESIGN:A prospective r...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Preisman S,Lembersky H,Yusim Y,Raviv-Zilka L,Perel A,Keidan I,Mishaly D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the left ventricular lusitropic effects of epinephrine versus milrinone after cardiopulmonary bypass. DESIGN:Prospective randomized study. SETTING:Single institution, university teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Adult patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafti...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Lobato EB,Willert JL,Looke TD,Thomas J,Urdaneta F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe detailed perioperative features of combined heart and kidney transplant (HKT). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:Tertiary care university hospital. PARTICIPANTS:All consecutive HKT recipients aged 18 years and older. INTERVENTIONS:None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:After approval of the In...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Mc Loughlin S,Bianco JC,Marenchino RG

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize existing practice patterns for intraoperative evaluation and grading of diastolic dysfunction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. DESIGN:A 14-question, multiple-choice survey of current practice for patients with diastolic dysfunction and the use of intraoperative transesophageal echocar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： McIlroy DR,Lin E,Hastings S,Durkin C

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the risk factors for postoperative delirium and the impact of delirium on mortality and morbidity following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). DESIGN:Patients who underwent TAVI were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision clinical modification ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Soundhar A,Udesh R,Mehta A,Schindler J,Jeevanantham V,Gleason T,Thirumala PD

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of gender on time to extubation after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and intensive care unit and hospital length of stay. DESIGN:Retrospective study comparing outcomes as related to gender. SETTING:Tertiary care university teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Consecutive pati...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Capdeville M,Lee JH,Taylor AL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews and updates the recent modifications in patient selection and revisions in the anesthetic approach to MIDCAB surgery. It outlines the changing surgical selection criteria, current ways to assess graft patency, and evolving anesthetic management. A promising new advancement in coronary artery bypas...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Gayes JM,Emery RW

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The actions of volatile anesthetics on left ventricular (LV) function in normal and failing hearts have been previously evaluated, but the effects of these agents on left atrial (LA) function in the presence of LV dysfunction are unknown. The hypothesis was tested that isoflurane alters LA mechanics evaluated...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Kehl F,Ladisa JF Jr,Hettrick DA,Kersten JR,Warltier DC,Pagel PS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare measurements of regional myocardial blood flow volume between microsphere measurement of regional flow (0.5- to 2- g tissue sampling) and a potential alternative measure, local flow (1 mm3) in the microcirculation measured by laser-Doppler perfusion monitor. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, control...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Sidi A,Rush W

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These cases illustrate the advantages of the laryngeal mask as compared with an endotracheal tube or oxygen face mask for selected patients undergoing therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures. The advantages include a larger internal diameter allowing easier passage of instruments, reduced work of breathing, lack of disco...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Birmingham B,Mentzer SJ,Body SC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether or not a positive fluid balance masks acute kidney injury (AKI) and is associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Tertiary university-affiliated metropolitan hospital: single center. PARTICIPANTS:Three thousand two hundred seven consecut...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Moore E,Tobin A,Reid D,Santamaria J,Paul E,Bellomo R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To delineate associations between preoperative risk factors and clinical processes of care and perioperative glucose tolerance in patients managed on a fast-track cardiac surgery clinical pathway with prebypass methylprednisolone administration. DESIGN:Retrospective sequential cohort study. SETTING:Universi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： London MJ,Grunwald GK,Shroyer AL,Grover FL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SEPSIS REMAINS one of the most common causes of childhood morbidity, mortality, and higher healthcare costs, with over 75,000 hospital admissions in the United States and an estimated 4 million cases worldwide per year. While standardized criteria to define sepsis are in flux, the general concept of sepsis is a severe...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Weiss SL,Nicolson SC,Naim MY

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recurrent or new trends of early extubation after cardiac surgery are here to stay in the 1990s. The preoperative status does not necessarily predict the postoperative course and prolonged mechanical ventilation following cardiac surgery should not be uncritically considered as routine. All patients should be asse...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Cheng DC

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, hemostasis is one of the most widely researched topics in perioperative medicine. As investigators learn more about the complexity of coagulation, developing tests with the ability to rapidly monitor coagulation and guide targeted therapy is the key to optimizing hemostasis management. There is mounting evi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Fabbro M 2nd,Winkler AM,Levy JH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate whether acute kidney injury (AKI) after coronary artery bypass grafting can be attributed to intraoperative hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass (IOH-CPB). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Tertiary-care hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Patients undergoing on-pump c...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Rettig TCD,Peelen LM,Geuzebroek GSC,van Klei WA,Boer C,van der Veer JW,Hofland J,van de Garde EMW,Noordzij PG

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility, safety, and efficacy on PaO(2)/F(I)O(2) ratio of prone positioning (PP) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after cardiac surgery. DESIGN:Retrospective review of information entered prospectively in the authors' database. SETTING:A private community nonteaching hospi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Maillet JM,Thierry S,Brodaty D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients undergoing aortic surgery with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) usually are associated with a high rate of allogeneic blood transfusion, and their red blood cell (RBC) transfusion threshold is unclear and controversial. The purpose of this study was to explore whether a restrictive transfus...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Wang Y,Ji H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of postoperative diaphragm dysfunction as diagnosed by ultrasonography. DESIGN:Explorative prospective observational study. SETTING:University intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred consecutive patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. INTERVENTIONS:Diaphragm ultraso...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Bruni A,Garofalo E,Pasin L,Serraino GF,Cammarota G,Longhini F,Landoni G,Lembo R,Mastroroberto P,Navalesi P,MaGIC (Magna Graecia Intensive care and Cardiac surgery) Group.

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ASA Closed Claims Project has generated a standardized collection of case summaries of adverse anesthetic outcomes, with the objectives of identifying major areas of anesthesiologist liability and the contribution of substandard care to anesthetic injury. Seventy-six (3%) of the files in the project's current data...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Gild WM

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable procedure for assessing left ventricular (LV) function, but it has not been widely applied in critical care because of the limited number of intensivists who are trained in echocardiography. This prospective study was designed to evaluate the feasibility o...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Benjamin E,Griffin K,Leibowitz AB,Manasia A,Oropello JM,Geffroy V,DelGiudice R,Hufanda J,Rosen S,Goldman M

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 2 decades, the discipline of palliative care has evolved and expanded such that it is now the standard of care for a variety of acute and chronic processes. Although there are recommendations encouraging incorporation of palliative care into the routine management of patients with chronic cardiac process...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Klinedinst R,Kornfield ZN,Hadler RA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a wide variety of positive inotropic agents have been administered to cardiac surgery patients, few of them have been carefully studied in controlled clinical trials, in surgical patient populations. The limited data available suggest that one of the more widely used agents, calcium, may lack efficacy and pos...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Butterworth J

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of two anesthetic agents (sevoflurane or propofol) on postoperative delirium (POD) in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). DESIGN:Retrospective observational design. SETTING:University hospital. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred ninety-two patients undergoing o...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Oh CS,Park S,Wan Hong S,Kang WS,Yoon TG,Kim SH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital CEOs are concerned about more than just cost of services to their patients. The advancement of patient car along with maintaining or improving patient safety are also key elements to the CEO, to limit patient risks, hospital liability, and negative public relations. The CEO is accountable to the hospital staf...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Morgan TO

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether amrinone is bound to cardiopulmonary bypass circuits. When amrinone is administered to children during cardiopulmonary bypass, determine whether measured amrinone concentrations differ from those predicted based on a reported volume of distribution of 1.6 L/kg. DESIGN:In vitro study: Up...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Williams GD,Sorensen GK,Oakes R,Boggs DP,Mulroy JJ Jr,Lynn AM

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative myocardial ischemia was evaluated in 36 consecutive carotid endarterectomy procedures carried out on patients with a high (72.2%) prevalence of ischemic heart disease. The procedures were performed under cervical plexus block plus a prophylactic intravenous nitroglycerin infusion. Findings of myocardial ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia

authors： Landesberg G,Erel J,Anner H,Eidelman LA,Weinmann E,Luria MH,Admon D,Assaf J,Sapoznikov D,Berlatzky Y

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00