Click here to access the article. Background: Patients scheduled for elective surgery typically suffer from preoperative anxiety related to the unknown environment and unclear expectations. We...

Click here to access the article. Background: Intravenous albumin is commonly utilised in cardiovascular surgery for priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit, volume replacement, or both,...

Click here to access the article. Importance: Skin pigmentation influences peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) measured by pulse oximetry compared to the arterial saturation of oxygen (SaO2)...

Click here to access the article. Data collection, analysis, and reporting are fundamental for a successful hospital-based patient blood management program; however, very little has been...

Click here to access the article. Background: Humans currently dominate decision-making in both clinical health services and complex health services such as health policy and health regulation....

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion in the intensive care unit (ICU) is commonly used to treat coagulopathy and bleeding in cardiac surgery,...

Click here to access the article. Background: Platelets (PLTS) and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) are often transfused in cardiac surgery patients for perioperative bleeding. Their relative...

Click here to access the article. Background: This study examines the role of extracorporeal life support flow in the development of acute kidney injury in cardiogenic shock.

Click here to access the article. Purpose of review: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at high risk to develop cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI) postoperatively....