Click here to access the article. Abstract: Mortality in infarct-related as well as heart failure-associated cardiogenic shock remains high, reaching 40–50% depending on the etiology and...

Click here to access the article. Prevention of limb ischemia in patients with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is primarily achieved through the use of distal...

Click here to access the article. Objective: To investigate the correlation between the amount of sufentanil used during anesthesia and intraoperative hemodynamic fluctuation and postoperative...

Click here to access the article. Objective: Enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery is a multidisciplinary clinical care pathway that relies on a bundle of interventions, aiming to reduce the...

Click here to access the article. Background: Cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests an...

Click here to access the article. We tested whether the brain and kidney respond differently to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and to changes in perfusion conditions during CPB. Therefore, in...

Click here to access the article. Background: Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with hemolysis. Yet, there is no easily available and frequently measured marker to...

Click here to access the article. Rationale: It is unclear whether extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R) can reduce the rate of intubation or the total time on invasive mechanical ventilation...