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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 technique article describes a novel method for converting pediatric patients from veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using a single
The ULTRA randomized controlled trial evaluated whether high-exchange subzero-balance ultrafiltration (H-SBUF) during pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass improves recovery compared with low-exchange SBUF. In 104 children
This study examines pediatric cardiac patients with pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) using data from the ELSO registry (2011–2020). Analyzing
This case report details the prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support of a 12-year-old girl with severe congenital heart disease and myocarditis in wartime
This study investigates the relationship between pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and inflammatory factors in pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) patients with pulmonary arterial
This randomized clinical trial examined whether nitric oxide (NO) administered during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) improves neurodevelopmental and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes in
This study compares inflammatory cytokine levels and blood transfusion rates in pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgeries using miniaturized or conventional extracorporeal circuits. Results
