Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Technical success and absence of iatrogenic injury from inadequate myocardial protection are the foremost targets of every cardiac surgical procedure. The current trends of pediatric cardiac surgery are aimed to achieve definitive repair of complex cardiac defects at birth as to avoid the risks related with palliative surgery and to reduce the long term impact of the untreated defect on the cardiac function. Thus, even newborn patients are exposed to a prolonged time of myocardial ischemia. The aim of this paper is to describe the impact of crystalloid HKT Custodiol cardioplegia infusion on myocardial protection in the early and late outcome of newborn patients who underwent arterial switch operation (ASO) for transposition of the great arteries (TGA).
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2011
Case Reports[Interest of circulatory assistance mobile unit for cardiovascular surgical pathology support at distance of specialized centers: about a case of papillary muscle rupture].
Papillary muscle rupture is a classical, but not frequent life-threatening complication of myocardial infarction. The only treatment consists in mitral valve surgical replacement. ⋯ We also discuss the interest of mobile unit of cardiac assistance to manage patients in hospital without cardiac surgery then to transfer them. We discuss also the initial management in the cardiac surgery and critical care unit.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2011
Historical Article[Citation errors: Uplavici (for Hlava) and William the Silent (for Jules Verne and Mignet)].
A certain 'O Uplavici' was cited for more than fifty years, although he had never existed. This error probably came from a misinterpretation of the Czech language, in which the real author's name--Hlava--can mean 'Title'. ⋯ It was written by the historian Mignet in 1841, to describe the character of William III, Prince of Orange and King of England. It was then used in 1875 by Jules Verne, to describe a character in 'The Mysterious Island'.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2011
Letter Case Reports[Oropharyngeal submucosal post-traumatic emphysema].