Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection (Free)   Abstract   The aim of this study was to summarize the clinical experience of postoperative extracorporeal membrane...

Bioactive Oxylipins in Infants and Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass   Abstract Objectives:  To determine the production of...

Evidence vs Consensus in Clinical Practice Guidelines   Abstract Clinical practice guidelines have become increasingly prominent in clinical medicine over the last 4 decades, and represent one of...

Prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable patient harm across medical care settings: systematic review and meta-analysis   Abstract Objective To systematically quantify the prevalence,...

Minimized extracorporeal circulation in non-coronary surgery   Abstract: Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) technology is characterized by improved biocompatibility due to...

MIECT: How did it start? (Free)   Abstract: Transiently assuming the functions of both heart and lungs as surgeons repair critical valves and vessel lesions can be achieved by mechanical...

Application of the cerebral edema monitor on cardiopulmonary bypass in infants   ABSTRACT A diagnostic accuracy study was adopted to evaluate the ability of Cerebral edema monitor by comparing...

The blood compatibility challenge. Part 4: Surface modification for hemocompatible materials: Passive and active approaches to guide blood-material interactions   Abstract Biomedical devices in...

The blood compatibility challenge. Part 3: Material associated activation of blood cascades and cells   Abstract Following protein adsorption/activation which is the first step after the contact...