Does Real-time Feedback Guide Devices Improve the Quality of Chest Compressions in the Bystander (Naves) Provider? by Thamir AlSayed, Samer Al Haliq, Faisal Katbi, Mohannad Alghamdi, Mohammed Almulhim

“…Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important lifesaving technique that must taught to everyone. …”
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Pre-Anesthesia Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Two Lung Transplant Recipients with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension by Liu Minqiang, Gao Hong, Chen Jingyu, Wang Yanjuan, Xu Bo, Wang Guilong, Wu Qiang, Hu Chunxiao

“…Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a widely used cardiopulmonary support method that is usually implemented after anesthesia during the period of lung transplantation (LTx). …”
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Combining Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic and Adductor Canal Block as a Lifesaver for High-Risk Patients Scheduled for Emergency Below Knee Surgery: A Case Series by Vijayalaxmi Biradar, Shweta Konnur, Abhay Sancheti

“… High risk patients with multiple comorbidities, sepsis, poor cardiopulmonary reserve when posted for emergency below knee surgeries definitely pose challenges in terms of Anaesthesia. …”
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Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Elderly Post-COVID-19: A Multidisciplinary Challenge in the Face of Physical and Psychological Sequelae by Romero-Rodríguez, María Gabriela, Procel-Niama, Cristina Alessandra, Granizo-Lara, Lilian Verónica, Pérez-García, María Belén

“…This approach should encompass not only early physical and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation but also psychological support, thereby promoting the independence of the elderly and improving their quality of life within society.…”
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A rare phenomenon involving ventricular separation: a case report by Huayong Jin, Yudan Wen

“…Case presentation An 82-year-old man with syncope presented to the emergency departmentin a critical condition with no vital signs and was immediately treated via endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.The patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG) showed two completely independent waveforms that were excited at their respective frequencies without interfering with one another, with the overall ECG resembling a third-degree atrioventricular block. …”
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Multimodal management and complete resection of invasive Type B3 thymoma with vascular reconstruction: a case report by Puiyee Sophia Chan, Akshay J. Patel, Gianluca Lucchese, Andrea Bille

“…Residual disease led to a second surgery, during which tumour resection and vascular reconstruction using cardiopulmonary bypass were successfully completed. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. …”
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Percutaneous large-bore mechanical thrombectomy for macroscopic fat pulmonary embolism: a case report by James M. Chan, Zeyad Aljeboori, Angajendra Ghosh, Benjamin Peake, Moira N. Rush, Alexandra Du Guesclin, Hui Yin Lim, Miranda Siemienowicz, Hong Kuan Kok, Goran Mitreski

“…Macroscopic fat pulmonary embolism may be associated with cardiopulmonary compromise and is associated with high mortality. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Suture Techniques in Mitral Valve Replacement: Impact on Clinical Outcomes by Burak Kasapoğlu, Gokay Denız, Sabir Hasanzade, Alp Yıldırım, Serkan Mola

“…Results: There were no intraoperative mortalities, and the duration of cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp time did not significantly differ between the two groups. …”
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Effects of elastic band resistance training on the physical and mental health of elderly individuals: A mixed methods systematic review. by Aiying Li, Yan Sun, Meng Li, Dongyang Wang, Xiaofeng Ma

“…Quantitative evidence supports the notion that elastic band resistance training can improve upper and lower limb flexibility, endurance, upper strength, physical balance, and cardiopulmonary function and enhance the mental health of elderly individuals. …”
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The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness by Paul A. McAuley, Nancy S. Smith, Brian T. Emerson, Jonathan N. Myers

“…We evaluated independent and joint associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity with all-cause mortality in 811 middle-aged (age, 53.3±7.2 years) male never smokers without documented cardiopulmonary disease or diabetes from the Veterans Exercise Testing Study (VETS). …”
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Robotically-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Thierry A. Folliguet, Alain Dibie, François Philippe, Fabrice Larrazet, Michel S. Slama, François Laborde

“…The procedure was performed without cardiopulmonary bypass on a beating heart. Results. From April 2004 to May 2008, fifty-six patients were enrolled in the study. …”
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Inspiratory Capacity during Exercise: Measurement, Analysis, and Interpretation by Jordan A. Guenette, Roberto C. Chin, Julia M. Cory, Katherine A. Webb, Denis E. O'Donnell

“…Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is an established method for evaluating dyspnea and ventilatory abnormalities. …”
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A case report of an early neonatal death accompanied by disseminated intravascular coagulation caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 infection by Mitić Gorana P., Spasić Igor G., Panjković Milana D., Vučković Biljana A.

“…Upon delivery severe perinatal asphyxia was diagnosed in a neonate, manifested as atony and cardiac arrest. Despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the newborn passed away three hours after birth. …”
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Defining the cardiac surgical learning curve: a longitudinal cumulative analysis of a surgeon’s experience and performance monitoring in the first decade of practice by Shantel Chang, Ian Smith, Christopher Cole

“…Results Patient average risk profile was highest in the later years of practice. Cardiopulmonary bypass time remained stable from 86.5 to 92 min across the decade. …”
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Anterolateral Minithoracotomy Mitral Valve Surgery with Central Cannulation: A Three-year Single-Center Experience by Anil Sharma, Sunil Dixit, Mohit Sharma, Jai Kishan Suthar, Sourabh Mittal

“…Among them, 9.4% underwent concomitant procedures, such as tricuspid valve surgery and atrial septal defect closure. The mean cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp times were 54.45 ± 4.95 min and 36.85 ± 4.39 min, respectively. …”
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Unusual Ventilatory Response to Exercise in Patient with Arnold-Chiari Type 1 Malformation after Posterior Fossa Decompression by Keely Smith, Ana M. Gomez-Rubio, Tomika S. Harris, Lauren E. Brooks, Ricardo A. Mosquera

“…The patient was found to have diurnal hypercapnia and nocturnal alveolar hypoventilation. Cardiopulmonary testing revealed blunting of the ventilatory response to the rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) resulting in failure of the parallel correlation between increased CO2 levels and ventilation; the expected vertical relationship between PETCO2 and minute ventilation during exercise was replaced with an almost horizontal relationship. …”
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Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault by P. A. Dieng, M. S. Diop, A. G. Ciss, P. S. Ba, S. Diatta, M. Gaye, M. L. Fall, A. Ndiaye, M. Ndiaye

“…The screwdriver was removed without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and the ventricle wound repaired by direct suture of stitches reinforced with Teflon pledgets. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Bedside Echocardiography and Lower Extremity Blood Vessels in Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Xinxin Xu, Jing Yuan, Xiaojie Pan, Guibin Du, Jiahui Zhang

“…The rate of PE-related deterioration (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, tracheal intubation, cardiogenic shock, and death) within 14 days of hospitalization in RVD was 28%, and mortality rate (sudden death) was 20%, compared with non-RVD (both 0%). …”
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Reducing postoperative blood product usage and costs in cardiothoracic surgery: the implementation of a multispecialty perioperative care model incorporating a haemostasis checklis... by Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, Peter Hibbert, Christopher Daniel Smith, Adrian De Luca

“…Following intervention, a 60% reduction in blood product use within the first 12 hours of cardiopulmonary bypass was observed. Red cell, cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma usage were particularly reduced with 57%, 47% and 72% reductions, respectively, following intervention and similar results were maintained on repeat audit 1-year postintervention, with on average 84 fewer blood products used per 100 patients. …”
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Pulmonary hypertension in infants with congenital heart defects: are leukotrienes involved? by A. Serraf, J-P. Gascard, J. Bruniaux, C. Labat, C. Planche, C. Brink

“…These data suggest that neither the surgical repair during cardiopulmonary bypass nor the pulmonary hypertension appeared to modify the leukotriene E4 blood levels in the small number of patients studied.…”
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