Preoperative atorvastatin reduces bleeding and blood transfusions in patients undergoing elective isolated aortic valve replacement (Free)   Abstract View largeDownload...

A scoping review on the roles and tasks of peer reviewers in the manuscript review process in biomedical journals (Free)   Abstract Background Although peer reviewers play a key role in the...

Pilot study evaluating a non-titrating, weight-based anticoagulation scheme for patients on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation   Abstract Objective: There is no universally...

How do I audit intraoperative blood component utilization in cardiac surgery?   Abstract BACKGROUND Patient blood management programs are tasked with auditing transfusions for appropriateness;...

Predictive Capacity of Oxygen Delivery during Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Acute Kidney Injury   Abstract Background The randomised goal-directed perfusion trial confirmed retrospective findings...

Current status of perfusionists in Brazil: a 2018 survey   Abstract Perfusionists have a fundamental role in multi-professional teams involved in cardiopulmonary bypass procedures. The main...

In-hospital outcomes after emergency or prophylactic veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a comprehensive review of the...

Dishonesty in science   Abstract In the month of April 2019, over 100 scientific articles were retracted, according to the Retraction Watch database (http://retractiondatabase.org/, accessed 15...

Evaluation of disinfection processes for water heater devices used for extracorporeal life support   Abstract The Maquet Heater Unit 35 (HU35) is widely used to maintain patient body...