Patient perspectives on health care models in cardiac surgery: a qualitative evaluation by Mona Elisabeth Schmid, Jannik Stumm, Sina Stock, Evaldas Girdauskas

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Can Underlying Co-Morbidities Affect Cerebral Oximetry in Cardiac Surgery Patients? by Kianoush Saberi, Shahnaz Sharifi, Amirhossein Orandi

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Cardiovascular Safety of Clonidine and Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Patients after Cardiac Surgery by Angelina Grest, Judith Kurmann, Markus Müller, Victor Jeger, Bernard Krüger, Donat R. Spahn, Dominique Bettex, Alain Rudiger

“…Dexmedetomidine and the low-cost drug clonidine can both be used safely in selected patients after cardiac surgery.…”
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Prophylactic corticosteroids on postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction and Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) trial by Thomas H. Ottens, Jan M. Dieleman, Anne-Mette C. Sauer, Diederik Van Dijk

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A National Survey of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Adult Cardiac Surgery Across Canada by Fran L Paradiso-Hardy, Patti Cornish, Chantal Pharand, Stephen E Fremes

“…OBJECTIVE: To characterize national and regional patterns of antimicrobial prophylaxis in adult cardiac surgery across Canada.…”
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Adjunctive Sitagliptin Therapy in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Pilot Study by Marcia L. Brackbill, Ateequr Rahman, Jeffrey S. Sandy, M. Denton Stam, Arthur F. Harralson

“…A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study was conducted in diabetic cardiac surgery patients. Patients received sitagliptin or placebo after surgery for 4 days. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of Subcutaneous Lactate Measurement in Patients after Major Cardiac Surgery by Martin Ellmerer, Martin Haluzik, Jan Blaha, Jaromir Kremen, Stepan Svacina, Andreas Plasnik, Dimas Ikeoka, Manfred Bodenlenz, Lukas Schaupp, Johannes Plank, Thomas R. Pieber

“…In 40 patients after major cardiac surgery, arterial blood and SAT microdialysis samples were taken in hourly intervals. …”
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Is routine preoperative head ultrasound screening before congenital cardiac surgery mandatory? by Shawana Farooq, Hanan Rashid Abu Hassan, Omai Mohammed AlSassi, Tarek Alfawzan, Abdullah Eltayeb, Seifeldin Mohamed, Suffura Rafique, Ghaida Mohammed Ali, Tarek Jamal Alanezi, Ali Hussain Alharbi, Brahim Tabarki, Abdullah Al Wadai

“…The study included 596 children who were scheduled for cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease and who had preoperative HUS. …”
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Functional Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Cardiac Surgery and Targeted Gene Therapy by Akira Nakayama, Federica del Monte, Roger J. Hajjar, John V. Frangioni

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Clinical efficacy and hemodynamic effects of levosimendan in cardiac surgery patients after surgery by Meiling Zhao, Yunfeng Hou, Meng Yuan, Shuang Ma, Yifeng Yue

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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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A Scoping Review of Factors Associated with Delayed Extubation in Post Cardiac Surgery Patients by Kumalasari RI, Kosasih CE, Priambodo AP

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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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