Evaluating the Impact of Pneumonia Prevention Recommendations After Cardiac Surgery   Abstract Background Pneumonia is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection after coronary artery...

Trends in Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization in the United States, 2003-2016   Abstract Importance  Data on the contemporary changes in risk profile...

Early tracheostomy after initiation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with decreased duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support   Abstract Timing of...

Impact of minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation on coagulation—a randomized trial   Abstract Objectives Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) is suggested to have...

Hypothermic effects on gas exchange performance of membrane oxygenator and blood coagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass in pigs Abstract Introduction: Whether hypothermic cardiopulmonary...

Retrograde autologous priming to reduce allogeneic blood transfusion requirements: a systematic review Abstract Background: Efforts have been made to minimize transfusion of packed red blood...

Comparison of Neonatal and Adult Fibrin Clot Properties between Porcine and Human Plasma   Abstract Background: Recent studies suggest that adult-specific treatment options for fibrinogen...

Dissecting Cardiac Surgery A Video-Based Recall Protocol to Elucidate Team Cognitive Processes in the Operating Room Abstract Mini  In this study we identified a total of 137 unique cognitive...

Combined Monitoring—Brain Function Monitoring and Cerebral Oximetry   Abstract Peri-operative brain function monitoring is still seen by most clinicians as complex, difficult to interpret and is...