Click here to access the article. Our aim is to present an updated overview of the erythrocyte metabolism highlighting its richness and complexity. We have manually collected and connected the...

Click here to access the article. Objectives: To investigate the effect of retrograde autologous priming (RAP) on coagulation function using rotation thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in patients...

Click here to access the article. Background: Bleeding after cardiac surgery is common and continues to require 10–20% of the national blood supply. Transfusion of allogeneic blood is...

Click here to access the article. Following surgery, over 50% of cardiac surgery patients report anxiety, stress and/or depression, with at least 10% meeting clinical diagnoses, which can...

Click here to access the article. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccination provides protection against COVID-19. However, the impact of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during cardiac surgery on SARS-CoV-2...

Click here to access the article. Background: This study investigated whether intraoperative blood salvage was associated with coagulation disorder diagnosed by conventional coagulation tests...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Vacuum assisted venous drainage (VAVD) is widely adopted in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. VAVD enables the advantage of using smaller...

Click here to access the article. Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP) is essential for different cardiac procedures in order to perform surgery with a clear sight field. To safely...

Click here to access the article. Background: Impaired cognition is a major predisposing factor for postoperative delirium but it is not systematically assessed. Anesthesia and surgery may...