Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2011
ReviewIntegrating outcome benefit into anesthetic design: the promise of steroids and statins.
Steroids and statins may facilitate the integration of anesthetic design with clinical outcome. Although steroids clearly benefit adult cardiac surgical patents, the evidence is weaker in pediatric cardiac surgery. Current large randomized trials of steroids likely will determine the future role of steroids in adult cardiac surgery. ⋯ Statins are essential in vascular surgery because they reduce mortality, myocardial ischemia, and acute renal injury. As a result, they have been recommended highly for outcome enhancement in recent perioperative guidelines. Although they may improve survival in sepsis, further investigation is indicated to define their therapeutic role.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2011
Comparative StudyPostoperative delirium and short-term cognitive dysfunction occur more frequently in patients undergoing valve surgery with or without coronary artery bypass graft surgery compared with coronary artery bypass graft surgery alone: results of a pilot study.
The authors tested the hypothesis that patients undergoing valve repair or replacement surgery with or without coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) had a greater incidence of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction compared with patients undergoing CABG surgery alone. ⋯ The results indicated that patients undergoing valve surgery with or without CABG surgery have a higher incidence of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction 1 week after surgery compared with those undergoing CABG surgery alone.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2011
Comparative StudyA comparison of cardiac output by thoracic impedance and direct fick in children with congenital heart disease undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization.
To evaluate the measurement of cardiac output (CO) using continuous electrical bioimpedance cardiography (Physioflow; Neumedx, Philadelphia, PA) (CO(PF)) with a simultaneous direct Fick measurement (CO(FICK)) in children with congenital heart disease. ⋯ Compared with measurements made by direct Fick, CO measured using the Physioflow device was unreliable in anesthetized children with congenital heart disease.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2011
Comparative StudyDistinct alterations in sublingual microcirculatory blood flow and hemoglobin oxygenation in on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The authors hypothesized that cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (on-pump) is associated with more severe changes in the microcirculatory blood flow and tissue oxygenation as compared with off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. ⋯ On-pump and off-pump cardiac surgery are associated with distinct alterations in sublingual microcirculatory perfusion and hemoglobin oxygenation. Although on-pump surgery results in a fall out of capillaries resulting in decreased oxygen extraction, off-pump surgery results in a cessation of flow during luxation resulting in decreased convection of oxygen transport.