Click here to access the article. Capnography is now recognized as an indispensable patient safety monitor. Evidence suggests that its use improves outcomes in operating rooms, intensive care...

Click here to access the article. Background: Retrospective clinical trials of pulse oximeter accuracy report more frequent missed diagnoses of hypoxemia in hospitalized Black patients than...

Click here to access the article. Our objective was to assess the relationship between the pre-/post-oxygenator gradient of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (∆EC PCO2; dissolved form) and...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Heparin is the primary anticoagulant for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) support during cardiac surgery. While widely used, ∼2% of cardiac surgery...

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....