How I approach weaning from venoarterial ECMO   Abstract Introduction Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a temporary mechanical circulatory support device capable of...

It’s time to step it up. Why safety investigations in healthcare should look more to safety science   Abstract Accident models and theoretical foundations underpinning safety investigations are...

Catheter-based cerebral protection system in open cardiac surgery: An example of true hybrid surgery   Abstract Postoperative stroke after cardiac surgery is an ominous complication. Clinical...

Application of goal-directed therapy for the use of concentrated antithrombin for heparin resistance during cardiac surgery   Abstract The maintenance of anticoagulation in adult patients...

Changes in the concentrations of mediators in exhaled breath condensate during cardiac valve replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass and their relations with postoperative acute respiratory...

Has Venoarterial ECMO Been Underutilized in COVID-19 Patients?   Abstract Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has affected more than 5,400,000 people in over 180...

Thromboelastometry and a hemostasis management system are most beneficial for guiding hemostatic therapy in cardiac surgery patients with a EuroSCORE II of ≥1.83%: a randomized controlled two-step...

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: pathophysiology and diagnostic modalities and management    Abstract Acute kidney injury is a disease spectrum that can present with from mild renal...

Concentration of circulating microparticles: a new biomarker of acute heart failure after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass   Abstract Acute heart failure (AHF) is a severe complication...