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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Role of plasminogen/plasmin system components and matrix metalloproteases in retinal artery occlusion following cardiac surgery by L.V. Natrus, N.Ia. Kovalchuk, I.S. Tanasiichuk, Iu.O. Panchenko

“…Purpose: To assess the impact of plasminogen/plasmin system components and matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) on the development of retinal artery occlusion (RAO) after cardiac surgery for valvular heart disease (VHD). Material and Methods: Seventy three patients who underwent cardiac surgery for VHD were included in the study. …”
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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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Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Production following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Was Not Associated with Pulmonary Dysfunction after Cardiac Surgery by Tso-Chou Lin, Feng-Yen Lin, Yi-Wen Lin, Che-Hao Hsu, Go-Shine Huang, Zhi-Fu Wu, Yi-Ting Tsai, Chih-Yuan Lin, Chi-Yuan Li, Chien-Sung Tsai

“…Thirty patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery were included. Arterial blood was sampled at 6 sequential points (before anesthesia induction, before CPB and at 2, 4, 6, and 24 h after beginning CPB) for plasma MMP-9 concentrations by ELISA. …”
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Comparison of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Parasternal Block for Postoperative Pain Management after Cardiac Surgery by Nilgun Kavrut Ozturk, Elif Dogan Baki, Ali Sait Kavakli, Ayca Sultan Sahin, Raif Umut Ayoglu, Arzu Karaveli, Mustafa Emmiler, Kerem Inanoglu, Bilge Karsli

“…Parasternal block and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) have been demonstrated to produce effective analgesia and reduce postoperative opioid requirements in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Objectives. To compare the effectiveness of TENS and parasternal block on early postoperative pain after cardiac surgery. …”
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The effectiveness of the combined PBL and Tencent Conference online teaching mode in the clinical internship teaching of cardiac surgery. by Xiuwen Chen, Yao Xiao, Yunhui You, Jianxi Zhu, Shiqing Liu, Huiqiong Chen, Hong Zhu

“…Clinical internships in cardiac surgery are an essential stage in the development of medical students. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study on 600 Cardiac Surgery Patients by Saimir Kuci, Marsela Goga, Alfred Ibrahimi, Ervin Bejko, Stavri Llazo, Jonela Burimi, Esmerilda Bulku, Andi Kacani, Ermal Likaj, Ali Refatllari, Selman Dumani, Klodian Krakulli, Arber Aliu, Fjorba Mana, Devis Pellumbi, Aferdita Veseli, Edlira Rruci, Laureta Dibra, Arben Baboci, Edvin Prifti, Altin Veshti

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Urine Biochemistry in the Early Postoperative Period after Cardiac Surgery: Role in Acute Kidney Injury Monitoring by Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Daniel Vitório

“…We have recently suggested that sequential urine electrolyte measurement in critically ill patients may be useful in monitoring kidney function. Cardiac surgery is one of the leading causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU). …”
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Accuracy of Freestyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery by Junjun Gu, Zhimin Zhao, Haiyan Li, Bailing Li, Si Chen, Yingdan Cao, Ning Li, Xiaoying Lu

“…Materials and methods 86 patients with hyperglycemia after cardiac surgery between October 2021 and October 2022 in the cardiovascular ICU, were enrolled in this study. …”
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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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An Obesity Paradox of Asian Body Mass Index after Cardiac Surgery: Arterial Oxygenations in Duration of Mechanic Ventilation by Chiu-Hsia Chang, Fan-Yen Lee, Chin-Chou Wang, Ying-Ni Chen, Hsin-Chu Chen, Huei-Ling Hung, Meng-Chih Lin, Shih-Feng Liu

“…Numerous studies have documented an obesity paradox that overweight of Caucasian patients has better prognosis after cardiac surgery. This study is to examine Asian patients’ BMI to see whether an obesity paradox exists in DMV after cardiac surgery. …”
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Outcomes of Del Nido and hyperkalemic blood cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery with prolonged aortic cross-clamp times★ by Szpytma Malgorzata, Gimpel Damian, Ross Jordan, Newland Richard F., Crouch Gareth, Rice Gregory D., Bennetts Jayme S., Baker Robert A.

“…Data was prospectively collected from the Flinders Cardiac Surgery Registry from June 2014 to December 2022. …”
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