Review of the LivaNova Essenz™ Heart Lung System

December 25, 2023 No Comments

Welcome to our latest video review, where we delve into the cutting-edge technology of the Essenz™ Heart Lung Machine by LivaNova, presented by renowned expert Thomas DiSalvio. In this series, Thomas takes an in-depth look at the Essenz™, a state-of-the-art device designed to revolutionize cardiac surgery procedures.

Incorporating Intraoperative Blood Pressure Time-Series Variables to Assist in Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury After Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair: An Interpretable Machine Learning Model

December 25, 2023 No Comments

This study developed an XGBoost machine learning model using intraoperative blood pressure time-series data to predict the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) after Type A acute aortic dissection repair. The model, which outperformed others in accuracy, identified factors like intraoperative urine output and the duration of mean arterial pressure below 65 mmHg as critical predictors for postoperative AKI.