Click here to access the article. Introduction: Blood purification by dialysis is a nephrology cornerstone. However, despite its success, dialysis has not systematically moved to the treatment...

Click here to access the article. Objectives: Postoperative delirium (POD) is common, costly and associated with long-term morbidity and increased mortality. We conducted a cohort study to...

Click here to access the article. Background: The presence of dextran sulfate (DS) in reagents and the type of blood collection tube (citrate/citrated-theophylline-adenosine-dipyridamole...

Click here to access the article. Background: Aortic aneurysms involving the proximal aortic arch, which require hemiarch-type repair, typically require circulatory arrest with antegrade...

Click here to access the article. Background: The conventional method of heparin and protamine management during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is based on total body weight which fails to...

Click here to access the article. Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is considered the choice treatment for patients suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD). In the...

Click here to access the article. Abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the use of mechanical devices to replace cardiac and pulmonary function in critical care. In the 1960s,...

Click here to access the article. When technical requirements are high, and patient outcomes are critical, opportunities for monitoring and improving surgical skills via objective motion...

Click here to access the article. Background: Drainage cannulae extract blood from a patient during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO), a treatment that temporarily...