The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialA prospective, randomized comparison of cerebral venous oxygen saturation during normothermic and hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.
Recent reports have described cerebral venous oxygen desaturation during and after rewarming from hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Additionally, patients undergoing normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass may be at higher risk for neurologic injury. This study was designed to determine whether patients undergoing normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass are at increased risk for sustained cerebral desaturation. ⋯ The present study demonstrates that patients undergoing normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass are at greater risk for cerebral desaturation. Because it is a global assessment, cerebral venous oxygen saturation may be insensitive to focal ischemic events. It remains to be seen whether these differences in cerebral physiologic states translate into differences in clinical outcome.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 1994
Comparative StudyPrevalence of chronic pain after pulmonary resection by thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracic surgery.
The prevalence and severity of chronic pain after video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary resection remains to be defined. Three hundred forty-three of 391 consecutive patients 3 to 31 months after pulmonary resection by lateral thoracotomy (n = 165) or video-assisted thoracic surgery (n = 178) responded to a questionnaire aimed at comparing the relative occurrence of chronic postoperative pain after video-assisted thoracic surgery and lateral thoracotomy approaches for pulmonary resection. ⋯ Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (less than 1 year from operation) had less pain and subjective shoulder dysfunction although their pain medication requirements were similar to those of thoracotomy patients less than 1 year from operation. After 1 year, there was no significant difference in these "pain related" morbidity parameters between the two surgical approach groups (video-assisted thoracic surgery or thoracotomy).
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 1994
Comparative StudyEvaluation of cerebral metabolism and quantitative electroencephalography after hypothermic circulatory arrest and low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass at different temperatures.
Although widely used for repair of complex cardiovascular pathologic conditions, long intervals of hypothermic circulatory arrest and low flow cardiopulmonary bypass may both result in cerebral injury. This study examines cerebral hemodynamics, metabolism, and electrical activity to evaluate the risks of cerebral injury after 60 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest at 8 degrees C, 13 degrees C, and 18 degrees C, compared with 60 minutes of low flow cardiopulmonary bypass at 18 degrees C. Thirty-two puppies were randomly assigned to one of four experimental groups and centrally cooled to the appropriate temperature. ⋯ All but two of the long-term survivors (27 of 32) appeared neurologically normal; after hypothermic circulatory arrest at 8 degrees and 18 degrees C two animals had an unsteady gait. Comparison of quantitative electroencephalography before operation and 6 days after operation showed a significant increase in slow wave activity (delta activity) after hypothermic circulatory arrest and low flow cardiopulmonary bypass at 18 degrees C, a change that suggests possible cerebral injury. Although undetected after operation by simple behavioral and neurologic assessment, significant differences in cerebral metabolism, vasomotor responses, and quantitative electroencephalography do exist during and after hypothermic circulatory arrest and low flow cardiopulmonary bypass at various temperatures and may be implicated in the occurrence of cerebral injury.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Apr 1994
Comparative StudyRisk factors for graft failure associated with pulmonary hypertension after pediatric heart transplantation.
Postoperative pulmonary hypertension can be a major cause of early death after heart transplantation in children. To identify predictive risk factors of pulmonary hypertension after heart transplantation, we performed a retrospective analysis of our 194 infant and pediatric recipients who underwent heart transplantation between 1987 and 1992. Because the response of pulmonary vasculature may change during growth, the patients were divided into two groups: age less than 1 year in group I (n = 152) and 1 year or older in group C (n = 43). ⋯ The mortality rate from pulmonary hypertension in association with prolonged graft ischemic time in group C was significantly higher than when no prolonged graft ischemic time was present in group C and with either prolonged graft ischemic time or no prolonged graft ischemic time in group I (4 of 16 versus 0 of 26, 0 of 37, and 2 of 115). In conclusion, older patients had a higher mortality rate from pulmonary hypertension after heart transplantation, especially in patients with congenital heart disease who received a graft preserved more than 6 hours. This study demonstrates another benefit of early heart transplantation in infancy, that is, prevention of death from pulmonary hypertension.