Routine practice in mechanical ventilation in cardiac surgery in Italy (Free)   Abstract Background: Management of mechanical ventilation is a key issue in the prevention of postoperative...

Can venous cannula design influence venous return and negative pressure with a minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation?   Abstract Introduction: Recent advances to make cardiopulmonary...

A Drainage System to Decrease Volatile Anesthetic Leakage for the Several Types of Oxygenators During Cardiopulmonary Bypass   No Abstract

Comparative Study between Different Modes of Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass and its Effect on Postoperative Pulmonary Dysfunction (Free)   Abstract Background: Postoperative pulmonary...

A study on factors influencing the hemostatic potential of fresh frozen plasma   Abstract Background: Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is administered to correct deficiencies of various coagulation...

Association of Blood Donor Sex and Prior Pregnancy With Mortality Among Red Blood Cell Transfusion Recipients   Abstract Importance  Evidence regarding associations of blood donor sex with...

Non–Antithrombin-Mediated Heparin Resistance During Cardiac Surgery   Abstract It is well known that antithrombin (AT) deficiency results in decreased heparin sensitivity, also known as “heparin...

Perioperative serum albumin and its influence on clinical outcomes in neonates and infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a multi-centre retrospective...

Allogeneic red cell transfusion and its influence on relevant humoral and cellular immunological parameters   Abstract BACKGROUND It is assumed that transfusion of allogeneic red cells is...