Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2011
Comment Letter Review Comparative StudyTranscatheter aortic valve implantation for high-risk patients does not reduce mortality compared with predicted.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2011
Comment Letter Meta Analysis Comparative StudyLevosimendan does not reduce mortality in cardiac surgery.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2011
Comparative StudyA comparison of the effect of aprotinin and ε-aminocaproic acid on renal function in children undergoing cardiac surgery.
To assess the incidence of renal injury among pediatric patients who received aprotinin while undergoing cardiac surgery compared with those who received ε-aminocaproic acid (EACA). ⋯ In this retrospective study, the authors observed a higher odds of AKI for aprotinin usage compared with EACA, suggesting that the known concern for adults with adverse kidney effects with aprotinin is also appropriate for pediatric patients.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2011
Comparative StudyAssessment of trending ability of cardiac output monitors by polar plot methodology.
To develop a valid statistical method of showing acceptable cardiac output (CO) trending ability when new CO monitors are compared to a reference standard, such as thermodilution, using polar coordinates. ⋯ Polar plots can be used to show the trending ability of CO monitors in comparative validation studies. They overcome the deficiencies of concordance analysis, which uses the direction of change as a statistic and ignores the magnitude of change in CO.