Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2011
A pilot study of patients with clinically severe obesity undergoing laparoscopic surgery: evidence for impaired cardiac performance.
Given the propensity for heart disease in obese patients, the authors investigated the effects of pneumoperitoneum on cardiac performance. ⋯ The study data revealed that surgical pneumoperitoneum used in patients with clinically severe obesity resulted in the deterioration of cardiac performance including the development of new-onset DD. These patients, despite their relative young age and without a history of heart failure or coronary artery disease, displayed a cardiovascular profile during laparoscopic surgery similar to that seen in patients with significant heart disease.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2011
Preoperative total lymphocyte count in peripheral blood as a predictor of poor outcome in adult cardiac surgery.
The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of the preoperative total lymphocyte count in peripheral blood as a predictor of postoperative complications and mortality in cardiac surgery. ⋯ A low preoperative total lymphocyte count in peripheral blood is a useful prognostic criterion for the evaluation of a complicated postoperative period in cardiac patients operated under cardiopulmonary bypass.