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In 691 aortic surgery patients, post-bypass blood pressure and shock indices tracked 30-day mortality; exploratory thresholds require external validation.
A 155-pair study links miniAVR with fewer stroke/TIA events, but rare outcomes, residual confounding, and unequal follow-up limit causal conclusions.
A 76-patient randomized CABG trial links cuff deflation during bypass to smaller ultrasound airway changes, while clinical benefits and aspiration safety remain uncertain.
A 16-patient series examines planned Impella 5.5 support after high-risk cardiac surgery, highlighting feasibility, postoperative escalation, complications, and important reporting limitations.
Six randomized trials found no significant improvement in acute kidney injury or other clinical outcomes with intraoperative hemoadsorption. Trial sequential analysis shows that the
A systematic review and expert opinion paper proposes a TEG 6s framework for bleeding adult cardiac surgical patients, highlighting assay differences and the need
A retrospective comparison links femoral cannulation before redo sternotomy with lower red-cell use and fewer reported cardiovascular complications. Important inconsistencies in patient counts, follow-up,
A case report of temperature-dependent red-cell clumping during valve surgery highlights cold-agglutinin recognition, changes to bypass and cardioplegia, and the limits of single-patient evidence.
A study combines clinical prediction models with experimental evidence linking lactate metabolism and kidney injury after CPB. Clinical treatment benefit remains unproven.
A 60-patient randomized trial compared hemofilters and high-flux hemodialyzers during pediatric CPB. Findings support further study of this practical alternative.
A narrative review compares dual-root Custodiol, cold blood cardioplegia with selective left coronary ostial supplementation, and repeated-dose warm blood protocols for ALCAPA repair. It
A 17-centre registry analysis of 502 redo mitral operations through right minithoracotomy reports 7.6% in-hospital mortality and 3% conversion to sternotomy. Compared with cardioplegia,
