How I manage drainage insufficiency on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation   Abstract Introduction While extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) case volume continues to increase [1, 2],...

Vasopressor and Inotrope Therapy in Cardiac Critical Care   Abstract Patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) are often in shock and require hemodynamic support. Identifying...

Transfusion Use and Hemoglobin Levels by Blood Conservation Method After Cardiopulmonary Bypass   Abstract Background Guidelines recommend modified ultrafiltration (MUF) and cell washing for blood...

Biomarker dynamics in cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study on MR-proADM, MR-proANP, hs-CRP and sP-selectin plasma levels in the perioperative period   Abstract Background: For...

Dextran- Versus Crystalloid-Based Prime in Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study   Abstract Background The optimum priming fluid for the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit is...

Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Surgery: Higgins’ Intensive Care Unit Admission Score Revisited   Abstract Background This study was performed to develop and validate a cardiac surgical...

Gas exchange calculation may estimate changes in pulmonary blood flow during veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a porcine model   Abstract Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane...

Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy Abstract The need for cardiac surgery during pregnancy is rare. Only 1% to 4% of pregnancies are complicated by maternal cardiac disease and most of these can be...

Management of Challenging Cardiopulmonary Bypass Separation   Abstract   SEPARATION from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) after cardiac surgery is a progressive transition from full mechanical...