Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialProinflammatory cytokine release during pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass: influence of centrifugal and roller pumps.
It has been proposed that nonocclusive centrifugal pumps may elicit less blood cell trauma and hence a reduced inflammatory response than standard roller pumps. However, there have been no reports describing the impact of such pumps on proinflammatory cytokine release in pediatric cohorts. ⋯ The current study confirms the proinflammatory nature of pediatric CPB surgery, but failed to show a significant advantage of centrifugal pumping over roller perfusion in terms of the inflammatory response.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 1997
Letter Case ReportsChoice of double-lumen tube in Kartagener's syndrome.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 1997
Comparative StudyComputerized data collection in the operating room during coronary artery bypass surgery: a comparison to the hand-written anesthesia record.
To investigate variability between hand-written and computerized anesthesia records and evaluate any associated bias. ⋯ Because of the lack of explained variability between the computer system and hand-written anesthesia records and the bias in the hand-written anesthesia record, the hand-written anesthesia record should not be relied on as a source of accurate data for research purposes.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 1997
Topical ice slurry prevents brain rewarming during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in newborn sheep.
To measure the effect of ice slurry topical cooling on brain surface temperature during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. ⋯ Topical cooling of the head with ice slurry in newborn lambs lowers brain surface temperature during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Surrogate temperature monitoring locations such as nasopharyngeal and rectal temperatures varied significantly and do not accurately reflect changes in brain surface temperature.