Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2009
Comparative StudyMinimal extracorporeal circulation and off-pump compared to conventional cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary surgery.
Although minimal extracorporeal circulation (MECC) and off-pump surgery are equal or better alternatives to conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (CCPB) regarding perioperative morbidity, use of blood and blood products and completeness of revascularization, CCPB is still being used in the majority of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operations. ⋯ Perioperative morbidity of MECC and OPCAB is comparable to or even less in comparison to CCPB. MECC allows CABG surgery in cardiac arrest so that completeness of revascularization is being warranted and longer patency rates can be guaranteed. Furthermore, the use of blood and blood products is significantly less in MECC surgery so that MECC should be considered first choice in CABG surgery over CCPB and OPCAB.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2009
Comparative StudyNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels after use of mini-cardiopulmonary bypass system.
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been implicated as an early predictive urinary biomarker of ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI). The aim of this study was to compare the effects of miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass system (MCPB) vs. standard cardiopulmonary bypass system (SCPB) system on kidney tissue in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization using urinary NGAL levels as an early marker for renal injury. Sixty consecutive patients who underwent myocardial revascularization were studied prospectively. ⋯ The MCPB system is safe in routine clinical use. Kidney function is better protected during MCPB as demonstrated by NGAL levels. NGAL represents an early biomarker of renal failure in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and the valuation of its concentration can aid in medical decision-making.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2009
ReviewMinisternotomy approach for surgery of the aortic root and ascending aorta.
Different minimally invasive approaches have been proposed for cardiac surgery. Between those, the ministernotomy finds wide consensus for the treatment of the aortic disease, being both the upper reversed T and the upper J the mostly used type of incisions. The authors review the literature on the use of ministernotomy in the treatment of the ascending aorta and arch pathology. ⋯ Those advantages include: reduced postoperative bleeding and pain, lower risk of mediastinitis, better aesthetic results, and faster respiratory function recovery. This is true not only for first time surgery, but also, and especially, for redo cases, where the limited exposure will reduce risks correlated to the surgical dissection of redo surgery. The ministernotomy approach for aortic root and ascending aorta surgery could in the future be more extensively used, offering greater benefits to cardiac surgical patients.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Nov 2009
Comparative StudyAge >or=75 years is associated with greater resource utilization following coronary artery bypass grafting.
We examined whether complication rates and resource utilization among elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) differed from their younger counterparts. A retrospective review of prospectively collected data was conducted of 2936 patients undergoing first-time isolated CABG. Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics were collected, and patients grouped according to age into those <75 years (n=2424, younger) and >or=75 years (n=512, older). ⋯ Older patients incurred longer intensive care stays (2 days interquartile range (IQR) [1-3] vs. 1 day IQR [1-2]; P<0.0001) and a longer postoperative stay (8 days IQR [6-11] vs. 6 days IQR [5-8]; P<0.0001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed age >or=75 years was an independent predictor of postoperative LOS (OR=1.23, 95% CI [0.49-1.96]; P=0.001). Older patients aged >or=75 years undergoing CABG had significantly higher rates of postoperative complications and greater resource utilization than their younger counterparts.