Tiny Perfusion Letter

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Factors Influencing Anti-Xa Assays: A Multicenter Prospective Study in Critically Ill and Noncritically Ill Patients Receiving Unfractionated Heparin

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. Background: The presence of dextran sulfate (DS) in reagents and the type of blood collection tube (citrate/citrated-theophylline-adenosine-dipyridamole...

Cannula Placement for Cerebral Protection Without Circulatory Arrest in Patients Undergoing Hemiarch Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. Background: Aortic aneurysms involving the proximal aortic arch, which require hemiarch-type repair, typically require circulatory arrest with antegrade...

Comparison of Blood Concentration and Weight-Based Heparin and Protamine Dosing Strategies for Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. Background: The conventional method of heparin and protamine management during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is based on total body weight which fails to...

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) induces pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory phenotype of platelets in the absence of a pro-aggregatory state

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is considered the choice treatment for patients suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD). In the...

The Story of ECMO

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. Abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the use of mechanical devices to replace cardiac and pulmonary function in critical care. In the 1960s,...

Enhancing surgical performance in cardiothoracic surgery with innovations from computer vision and artificial intelligence: a narrative review

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. When technical requirements are high, and patient outcomes are critical, opportunities for monitoring and improving surgical skills via objective motion...

Flow characterization of Maquet and Bio-Medicus multi-stage drainage cannulae during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. Background: Drainage cannulae extract blood from a patient during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO), a treatment that temporarily...

Detailed study of collagen, vasculature, and innervation in the human cardiac conduction system

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Click here to access the article. Background: The cardiac conduction system (CCS) creates and propagates electrical signals generating the heartbeat. This study aimed to assess the collagen...

Risk factors and incidence of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Click here to access the article. Delirium, a form of acute cerebral dysfunction, is a common complication of postoperative cardiac surgery in children. It is strongly associated with adverse...

Poor olfaction prior to cardiac surgery: Association with cognition, plasma neurofilament light, and post-operative delirium

Published: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Click here to access the article. Objectives: Post-operative delirium (POD) affects up to 50% of cardiac surgery patients, with higher incidence in older adults. There is increasing need for...

Use of vasopressors and inotropes in ECMO