Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2016
A Score for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in an Asian Population.
To develop a scoring system to predict acute kidney injury in Asian patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. ⋯ The Singapore Acute Kidney Injury score is a simple way to predict, at the time of admission to the intensive care unit, an Asian patient's risk of developing acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass surgery.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2016
Meta AnalysisEfficacy and Safety of Fibrinogen Concentrate in Surgical Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
To investigate the efficacy and safety of fibrinogen concentrate (FC) in surgical patients. ⋯ In surgical patients, FC was associated with reduced bleeding and a lower number of red blood cell units transfused, and it also might reduce mortality. However, none of the analyzed trials was powered for estimation of survival and adverse events with FC use. Half of the included studies were of high or moderate risk of bias. The evidence primarily came from cardiac surgery settings.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2016
An Adjusted Calculation Model of Reduced Heparin Doses in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery in a Chinese Population.
To investigate the safety and efficacy of an adjusted regimen of heparin infusion in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery in a Chinese population. ⋯ Adjusted regimen of heparin infusion could be used safely and effectively in Chinese CPB patients, which might reduce the initial and total dosage of heparin and protamine as well as sternal closure time and intraoperative blood transfusion volume.