Click here to access the article. Abstract: The process of peer review has been the gold standard for evaluating medical science, but significant pressures from the recent COVID-19 pandemic,...

Click here to access the article. Objective: Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery increases morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis relies on oliguria or increased serum creatinine, which...

Click here to access the article. Objectives: We aim to investigate the association between parameters surrounding circulatory arrest and postoperative acute kidney injury in aortic surgery.

Click here to access the article. Objectives: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) pertains to therapeutic and prophylactic techniques utilized in a wide range of medical applications, with...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: There are several types of surface treatments (coatings) aimed at improving the biocompatibility of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit. Some...

Click here to access the article. Background: Few studies have considered outcomes among low body mass index (BMI) cohorts undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study aims to...

Click here to access the article. Background: The surgical safety checklist (SSC) has been credited with improving team situation awareness (SA) in the operating room. Although the SSC may...

Click here to access the article. Cardiac surgery, including surgical aortic valve repair (SAVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), are associated with ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)...

Click here to access the article. Improving the safety of patient care is a top priority in the perioperative environment in order to minimize preventable deaths, post-surgical complications,...