Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2019
Perioperative Acute Ischemic Stroke Increases Mortality After Noncardiac, Nonvascular, and Non-Neurologic Surgery: A Retrospective Case Series.
To identify the predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients who develop perioperative acute ischemic stroke (PAIS) associated with noncardiac, nonvascular, and non-neurologic surgery. ⋯ The risk of PAIS after noncardiac, nonvascular, and non-neurologic surgery significantly increased with age, and development of PAIS increased the mortality rate. Among these patients, the independent predictors of in-hospital mortality were preoperative atrial fibrillation, disturbance of consciousness as the first PAIS symptom, no anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy after PAIS, diuretic treatment, and pulmonary infection.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2019
Case ReportsRight Atrial Inversion Mimicking Right Atrial Mass in the Setting of Cardiac Tamponade.
A 44-year-old woman was transferred to the authors' institution in cardiogenic shock secondary to a presumed viral myocarditis and subsequently was placed on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large right atrial mass of unknown etiology and moderate pericardial effusion. ⋯ Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated cardiac tamponade with complete invagination of the right atrium. Surgical evacuation of the pericardial effusion reverted the right atrium, with no further evidence of the right atrial mass, and no mass was discovered after right atriotomy, indicating that the right atrial "mass" was likely the result of complete inversion of the right atrium in the setting of cardiac tamponade.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2019
Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients With Return of Spontaneous Circulation After Cardiac Arrest Owing to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
The primary objective of this study was to determine the survival to hospital discharge of patients who were treated with venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure after cardiac arrest. ⋯ VV ECMO may be an appropriate alternative to venoarterial ECMO in select patients with return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest owing to profound respiratory failure.