Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015
Hemodilution Combined With Hypercapnia Impairs Cerebral Autoregulation During Normothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
To investigate the influence of hemodilution and arterial pCO2 on cerebral autoregulation and cerebral vascular CO2 reactivity. ⋯ Hemodilution down to a hematocrit of<28% combined with hypercapnia negatively affects dynamic cerebral autoregulation, which underlines the importance of tight control of both hematocrit and paCO2 during CPB.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015
Preoperative Echocardiographic Parameters of Diastolic Dysfunction did not Provide a Predictive Value for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery.
To evaluate the predictive value of preoperative transthoracic echocardiography in the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation after non-cardiac thoracic surgery. ⋯ These results were similar to those published elsewhere on POAF incidence and risk factors. The preoperative echocardiographic variables in this study did not provide predictive value for POAF in non-cardiac thoracic surgery.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015
Use of Blood Products and Diseased Ascending Aorta Are Determinants of Stroke After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
To examine the effect of blood products on the occurrence of stroke after coronary artery surgery. ⋯ The results of this study indicated that atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta as well as transfusion of platelets and/or Octaplas were independent predictors of stroke after OPCAB.