Lung Function before and Two Days after Open-Heart Surgery by Charlotte Urell, Elisabeth Westerdahl, Hans Hedenström, Christer Janson, Margareta Emtner

“…Reduced lung volumes and atelectasis are common after open-heart surgery, and pronounced restrictive lung volume impairment has been found. …”
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Anesthetic Considerations for an Adult Patient with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome Undergoing Open Heart Surgery by S. Viehmeyer, P. Gabriel, K. Bauer, S. Bauer, R. Sodian, J. N. Hilberath

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Comparison of the safety and efficacy between minimally invasive cardiac surgery and median sternotomy in a low-risk mixed Asian population in Singapore by Zhi Xian Ong, Duoduo Wu, Haidong Luo, Guohao Chang, Faizus Sazzad, Jai Ajitchandra Sule, Peggy Hu, Theo Kofidis

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Large Right Atrial Thrombus Associated with Central Venous Catheter Requiring Open Heart Surgery by Nasir Hussain, Paul Eric Shattuck, Mourad Hussein Senussi, Erwin Velasquez Kho, Mubeenkhan Mohammedabdul, Devang K. Sanghavi, Usman Mustafa, Arvind Balavenkataraman, Dragic M. Obradovic

“…We describe an interesting case of a 59-year-old asymptomatic male successfully treated with open heart surgery after failure of medical treatment for a large CRAT discovered during a preoperative evaluation for a kidney transplant. …”
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"Whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache." Moral tensions in heart surgery patients' and their spouses' talk about information seeking.... by Tuominen Kimmo

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Effectiveness of Three-dimensional Cardiac Computed Tomography Scan in Congenital Heart Surgery–An Impact on Diagnostic Performance and Surgical Management by Alok Kumar, Monalisha Ganguly, B Dhanalakshmi, Ritwik Chakrabarti, Arvind Mishra, Nikhil Tiwari

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The effect of local anaesthetic agents on opioid use and recovery in patients undergoing open heart surgery: a randomized controlled study by Hatice AZİZOĞLU, Mehmet AŞAM, Zeynep GÜRKAN, Yasemin BOZKURT, Canan DEMİR

“…Abstract Background After open heart surgery, patients experience high levels of pain at the sternotomy incision site and around the chest tube(s), affecting their recovery. …”
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Volumetric and End-Tidal Capnography for the Detection of Cardiac Output Changes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Early after Open Heart Surgery by Ingrid Elise Hoff, Lars Øivind Høiseth, Knut Arvid Kirkebøen, Svein Aslak Landsverk

“…We measured changes in CO, VtCO2, and EtCO2 during right ventricular pacing and passive leg raise in 33 ventilated patients after open heart surgery. CO was measured with oesophageal Doppler. …”
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Dexamethasone Prophylaxis in Pediatric Open Heart Surgery Is Associated with Increased Blood Long Pentraxin PTX3: Potential Clinical Implications by Franco Lerzo, Giuseppe Peri, Andrea Doni, Paola Bocca, Fabio Morandi, Angela Pistorio, Anna Maria Carleo, Alberto Mantovani, Vito Pistoia, Ignazia Prigione

“…Twenty-nine children undergoing open heart surgery were enrolled in the study. Fourteen received dexamethasone (1st dose 1.5 mg/Kg i.v. or i.m. the evening before surgery; 2nd dose 1.5 mg/kg i.v. before starting bypass) and fifteen children served as control. …”
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Enterococcus faecium Mediastinitis Complicated by Disseminated Candida parapsilosis Infection after Congenital Heart Surgery in a 4-Week-Old Baby by Hanna Renk, Felix Neunhoeffer, Florian Hölzl, Michael Hofbeck, Matthias Kumpf

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Effects of Prognostic Nutrition Index, Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio, and C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio on Prognosis Undergoing Open Heart Surgery by Anil Kilinc, Nilay Tas, Melih Urkmez, Ebru Canakci, Ilker Coskun, Merve Elif Demirhan

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Impact of Preventive Intravenous Amiodarone on Reperfusion Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Chan-Juan Gong, Xiao-Kai Zhou, Zhen-Feng Zhang, Yin Fang

“…MethodsA total of 54 patients with LVH scheduled for open-heart surgery were enrolled and randomly divided (1:1) into 2 groups—group A (amiodarone group) and group P (placebo-controlled group). …”
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Kidney Injury Molecule 1 (KIM-1) as an Early Predictor for Acute Kidney Injury in Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) in Open Heart Surgery Patients by Nora A. Khreba, Mostafa Abdelsalam, A. M. Wahab, Mohammed Sanad, Rania Elhelaly, Mohammed Adel, Ghada El-Kannishy

“…Urinary kidney injury molecule 1 may play an important role as an early predictor of acute kidney injury post-cardiopulmonary in open heart surgery. Methods. We evaluated 45 patients who underwent open heart surgery from January 2016 to June 2016. …”
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The effect of preoperative deep breathing exercise with incentive spirometer initiated in the preoperative period on respiratory parameters and complications in patients underwent open heart surgery: a randomized controlled trial by Hatice Öner Cengiz, Zeynep Uluşan Özkan, Eylem Gani

“…Aim To determine the effect of deep breathing exercises with an incentive spirometer initiated in the preoperative period on respiratory parameters and complications in patients who underwent open-heart surgery. Methods This randomized controlled study was conducted with a total of 66 participants. …”
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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Eva Skovlund, Rune Haaverstad, Henrik Zetterberg, Jorunn L Helbostad, Rolf Busund, Johan Raeder, Theis Tønnessen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Melanie R Simpson, Nils Kristian Skjærvold, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte, Hilde Margrethe Norum, Geir Selbaek, Elisabeth Skaar, Arjen JC Slooter, Øyvind Sverre Svendsen, Alexander Wahba

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European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II and Liver Dysfunction by Andreea Ludusanu, Adelina Tanevski, Bogdan Mihnea Ciuntu, Razvan Lucian Bobeica, Dragos Andrei Chiran, Cristinel Ionel Stan, Viorel Dragos Radu, Vasile Lucian Boiculese, Grigore Tinica

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Left Upper Lobectomy for Congenital Lobar Emphysema in a Low Weight Infant by Meletios Kanakis, Konstantinos Petsios, Dimitrios Bobos, Kosmas Sarafidis, Stefanos Nikopoulos, Konstantinos Kyriakoulis, Achilleas Lioulias, Nicholas Giannopoulos

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Postcardiotomy Mechanical Circulatory Support in Two Infants with Williams’ Syndrome by Constantinos A. Contrafouris, Andrew C. Chatzis, Meletios A. Kanakis, Prodromos A. Azariadis, Fotios A. Mitropoulos

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The impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure on the outcomes of heart transplantation—“a single center experien... by L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, Carola Grinninger, Sarah Marie Ulrich, Robert Dalla Pozza, Nikolaus A. Haas, Paolo Brenner, Michael Schmoeckel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Christian Hagl, Christian Hagl, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer

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Surgical Management of an Aspergillus Empyema in a 3-Year-Old Child by Meletios A. Kanakis, Konstantinos Th. Petsios, Nicholas M. Giannopoulos, Dimitrios Bobos, Sofia Hatzianastasiou, Lida C. Sianidou, Achilleas Lioulias

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