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In a randomized trial of 60 adults undergoing CABG for left main coronary artery disease, combined antegrade–retrograde blood cardioplegia did not significantly reduce peak
This systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis evaluated whether adding propofol to cardioplegic solution improves myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. Five randomized controlled trials involving
A study of 2,083 patients undergoing CABG found that 11.6% required prolonged mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. Researchers developed a simple preoperative
This retrospective study compared blood-based versus crystalloid cardiopulmonary bypass priming in 92 patients undergoing HeartMate 3 LVAD implantation. Blood-based priming was associated with significantly
A propensity score-matched study of 178 patients undergoing mitral valve surgery compared minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) with conventional median sternotomy. Although MICS required
This randomized trial compared topical intrapericardial tranexamic acid (TXA) with standard intravenous TXA in 492 adults undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Topical TXA
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated whether hyperoncotic 20%–25% human albumin affects acute kidney injury after adult on-pump cardiac surgery. Across four studies including
This systematic review examines anticoagulation monitoring during cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome, a high-risk prothrombotic condition that can make activated clotting time
This single-center retrospective study of 381 adult heart transplants found that prolonged oxygen extraction ratio, or O2ER, above 0.20 during cardiopulmonary bypass was linked
This randomized single-center trial evaluated 65 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and found that adding the HA380 hemoperfusion cartridge reduced early
This retrospective single-center study evaluated 9,792 children aged 14 years or younger undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. After implementation of a quality-managed, multimodal
This retrospective study compared normoxic and hyperoxic reperfusion strategies in 50 patients undergoing elective on-pump CABG. Although oxygen delivery was similar between groups, normoxic
