Click here to access the article. Background: Patient outcomes are influenced by many confounding factors peri-operatively, including the type of surgery, anaesthesia, transfusion, and immune...

Click here to access the article. Use of thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) during donation after circulatory death (DCD) is an important advance in organ donation. Prior...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Cerebrovascular events after cardiac surgery are among the most serious complications, related to a greater risk of patient mortality. This...

Click here to access the article. Extracorporeal membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has been successfully delivered in neonates and children for more than 50 years and currently is a well-established...

Click here to access the article. Cardiac surgery is quite common in the United States. Outcomes after cardiac surgery are not only dependent on how the surgery went and how the anesthesia care...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Heater-cooler units (HCUs) are frequently incorporated into extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits to help maintain patient...

Click here to access the article. Objective: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are used in the sterilization and manufacture of medical equipment. These compounds have high vapor pressures with...

Click here to access the article. Background: Oxylipins, the oxidative metabolites of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), serve as key mediators of oxidative stress, inflammatory responses,...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits may be changed during the run for multiple reasons; however, these circuit changes may be...