Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2017
A Preoperative Multimarker Approach to Evaluate Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery.
To investigate whether a multimarker strategy combining preoperative biomarkers representing distinct pathophysiologic pathways enhances preoperative risk assessment of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery (CSA-AKI) and increases knowledge of underlying pathogenesis. ⋯ Preoperative hemodynamic, renal, and immunologic function play central roles in the pathogenesis of CSA-AKI. These findings add evidence to the potential of a multimarker approach to improve preoperative prediction of CSA-AKI.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2017
Observational StudyElectrical Cardiometry: A Reliable Solution to Cardiac Output Estimation in Children With Structural Heart Disease.
Comparison of cardiac output (CO) obtained using electric cardiometry (EC) and pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) in pediatric patients with congenital structural heart disease. ⋯ This study demonstrated that cardiac indices measured in children with a variety of structural heart diseases using EC reliably represent absolute values obtained using PAC. EC technology is simple and easy to use and offers noninvasive beat-to-beat tracking of CO and other hemodynamic parameters in children with structurally abnormal hearts.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2017
Review Case ReportsThe Evolution of Anesthesia for Lung Transplantation.