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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Oct 2015
Comparative StudyUse of del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery.
- Rajesh Ramanathan, Dan W Parrish, Trygve K Armour, and Derek R Brinster.
- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
- Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct 1; 63 (7): 624-7.
UnlabelledBackground: del Nido cardioplegia was developed to protect pediatric hearts, and similar to pediatric hearts, older adult hearts tolerate ischemia-reperfusion poorly. This study investigates the feasibility of del Nido cardioplegia as an alternative to conventional Buckberg cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery.MethodsA total of 142 adult patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with del Nido cardioplegia and conventional Buckberg cardioplegia were retrospectively reviewed.ResultsFewer doses of cardioplegia and fewer defibrillations were noted with del Nido cardioplegia, and there were no significant differences in incidence of postoperative events.Conclusiondel Nido cardioplegia may be a feasible alternative to conventional Buckberg cardioplegia.Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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