Click here to access the article. Objectives: To investigate the effect of retrograde autologous priming (RAP) on coagulation function using rotation thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in patients...

Click here to access the article. Background: Humanitarian medical missions attempt to lessen the burden of limited access to cardiac surgery in low- and middle-income countries. While...

Click here to access the article. Background: Various factors can cause vascular endothelial damage during cardiovascular surgery (CVS) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which has been...

Click here to access the article. Background: St. Thomas cardioplegia is commonly administered to adults, yet repeated dosing at brief intervals is required. Del Nido’s cardioplegic solution...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Postoperative complications pose significant challenges in cardiac surgery and with the evolution of selenium as a potential anti-inflammatory...

Click here to access the article. Background: The relationship between venous congestion in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and acute kidney injury (AKI) in cardiac surgery has not utterly...

Click here to access the article. Background: Increasing regulations and requirements of advisory bodies, in particular the Joint Federal Committee and the Medical Service of the health...

Click here to access the article. Excerpt: Surgery is a team sport, with patient outcomes influenced by all the members of the team. Over the past several decades, analysis of surgical outcomes...