Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2017
Observational StudyDoes Postoperative Cardiac Troponin-I Have Any Prognostic Value in Predicting Midterm Mortality After Congenital Cardiac Surgery?
This study evaluated the prognostic value of postoperative cardiac troponin-I (cTnI) in predicting all-cause mortality up to 3 months after normothermic congenital cardiac surgery. ⋯ This study did not find that postoperative cTnI concentration predicted midterm mortality after normothermic congenital heart surgery. (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01616394).
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2017
Association Between Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension and Outcome in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
The aim of this study was to determine the association between PaCO2 and patient outcome in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). ⋯ Exposure to both hypocapnia and hypercapnia within 24 hours after CABG was associated independently with increased risk of 30-day mortality and delayed extubation. Exposure to either hypocapnia or hypercapnia alone was not associated with patient outcome.