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This study surveyed 44 German ECMO centers to evaluate practices in pre-assembling and storing ECMO systems. Results show 77% of centers have preassembled systems
This article explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and perfusion. AI enhances decision-making by analyzing patient data, optimizing
This network meta-analysis compared four cardioplegia solutions—del Nido (DN), histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK), blood cardioplegia (BC), and St. Thomas’ (STH)—in minimally invasive cardiac surgeries (MICS). Across
This study examines cerebral autoregulation (CA) in adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy using diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS), a noninvasive approach to
This research evaluates Heparin-Binding Protein (HBP) as a biomarker for detecting postoperative infection in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). It found
