The mystery of methylene blue and its role in managing post-cardiac surgery vasoplegic shock by Mohamed Elbayomi, Oliver Dewald, Presheet Pathare, Markus Kondruweit, Rene Tandler, Michael Weyand, Christian Heim

“…This study aims to investigate the outcome in patients who received MB early postoperatively.Methods 2753 patients who underwent cardiac surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass at our institution in a time interval of two years were identified. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Performing the Early Mobilization Protocol on Postoperative Hemorrhaging in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Hanie Dahmardeh

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Acute aortic dissection during minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a case report by Taisuke Kumamoto

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Unexpected Exacerbation of Tracheal Stenosis in a Patient with Hunter Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Surgery by Nobue Terabe, Soichiro Yamashita, Makoto Tanaka

“…We report unexpected exacerbation of tracheal stenosis during general anesthesia in a 50-year-old patient with Hunter syndrome undergoing cardiac surgery for valvular disease. He had undergone cervical laminoplasty 3 months previously; at that time, his airway had been uneventfully managed. …”
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Association between Preoperative Plasma sRAGE Levels and Recovery from Cardiac Surgery by Benedict C. Creagh-Brown, Gregory J. Quinlan, Lauren R. Hector, Timothy W. Evans, Anne Burke-Gaffney

“…Patients (n=130) undergoing elective cardiac surgery were enrolled prospectively. Plasma sRAGE and S100A8/A9 concentrations were measured before and 2 h after surgery. …”
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The Association of the Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index and Right Ventricular Function after Cardiac Surgery by Johnny Wei, Abigail Kee, Rachel Dukes, Jack Franke, Vincent Leonardo, Brigid C. Flynn

“…However, the association of PAPi with right ventricular function following cardiac surgery is not yet established. Methods. PAPi and other hemodynamic variables were obtained postoperatively for 959 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. …”
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Dexmedetomidine for delirium prevention in adult patients following cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Chang Meng, Duo Wang, Yue Zhao, Jing Sun, Guobin Miao, Lijuan Chen, Ying Bai, Peng Liu

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Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein and sCD14 are Not Produced as Acute Phase Proteins in Cardiac Surgery by Manuela Kudlova, Pavel Kunes, Martina Kolackova, Vladimir Lonsky, Jiri Mandak, Ctirad Andrys, Karolina Jankovicova, Jan Krejsek

“…The changes in the serum levels of lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) and sCD14 during cardiac surgery were followed in this study. Design. …”
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Incidence and prognosis associated with troponin elevation after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study by Arthur Clement, Lee S Nguyen, Anousone Daulasim, Magali Souibri

“…Objective Cardiac troponin is used as a prognostic biomarker after cardiac surgery. However, numerous confounding elements, such as inflammation, liver and renal function biomarkers, have been associated with troponin variations. …”
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A case report of deep vein thrombosis after cardiac surgery for left atrial myxoma by Hong Wang, Qian Yao, Lin Xu, Yan Wang

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Immediate Respiratory Warm-Up Effect on Dynamic Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Cardiac Surgery Candidates by Bahareh Mehregan Far, Sedigheh Sadat Naimi, Mohsen Abedi, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Mahmood Beheshti Monfared, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban

“…Conclusion: The study results suggest that a RWU session does not significantly impact cardiac surgery candidates’ S-index or other respiratory parameters. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting perioperative transfusion in children undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB by Wenting Wang, He Wang, Jia Liu, Yu Jin, Bingyang Ji, Jinping Liu

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Association between postoperative ibuprofen exposure and acute kidney injury after pediatric cardiac surgery by Sheng Shi, Chao Xiong, Dongyun Bie, Zhongrong Fang, Jianhui Wang

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Multimodal low-opioid anesthesia as a factor in reducing the activation of the proinflammatory response in cardiac surgery by S.R. Maruniak, O.A. Loskutov, O.M. Druzhyna, I.R. Malysh, V.G. Kolesnikov, N.O. Korotchuk

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Preoperative White Blood Cell Count and Risk of 30-Day Readmission after Cardiac Surgery by Jeremiah R. Brown, R. Clive Landis, Kristine Chaisson, Cathy S. Ross, Lawrence J. Dacey, Richard A. Boss, Robert E. Helm, Susan R. Horton, Patricia Hofmaster, Cheryl Jones, Helen Desaulniers, Benjamin M. Westbrook, Dennis Duquette, Kelly LeBlond, Reed D. Quinn, Patrick C. Magnus, David J. Malenka, Anthony W. DiScipio

“…Approximately 1 in 5 patients undergoing cardiac surgery are readmitted within 30 days of discharge. …”
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Management Strategies in Cardiac Surgery for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Contemporary Prophylaxis and Futuristic Anticoagulant Possibilities by George Tokmaji, R. Scott McClure, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Sary F. Aranki

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Divine Love and Deep Connections: A Long-Term Followup of Patients Surviving Cardiac Surgery by Amy L. Ai, Daniel E. Hall

“…We examined experiencing divine love as an indicator of affective spiritual growth in a prospective cohort of 200 patients surviving cardiac surgery. These patients previously completed two-wave preoperative interviews when standardized cardiac surgery data were also collected. …”
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Prediction and Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery: A Case Control Study by Mamatha Bhat, Martin Larocque, Marcos Amorim, Karl Herba, Myriam Martel, Benoît De Varennes, Alan Barkun

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Utilidad de la procalcitonina como biomarcador en cirugía cardiaca by Mario Castaño, Pasquale Maiorano, Laura Castillo, Blanca Meana, Belén Ramos, Elio Martín-Gutiérrez, Javier A. Gualis

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A Novel Use of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Erector Spinae Plane Block for Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery by Stylianos Voulgarelis, Gregory M. Halenda, Justinn M. Tanem

“…We describe the use of liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel) in erector spinae plane blocks for two patients undergoing pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and one undergoing division of the compressive vascular ring. …”
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